𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, September 07, 2023
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⦿ [Meme] A Director and a Wife | Techrights
⦿ Why Microsoft is Trying to Force People to Use Edge in Windows: Edge Has Minuscule Market Share and It’s Not Improving | Techrights
⦿ IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | Techrights
⦿ [Meme] Microsoft Rallying the Mentally Sick | Techrights
⦿ Rianne Schestowitz: Poetry for Microsoft Lunatics on the Run | Techrights
⦿ OpenAI Bankruptcy by Year’s End? Earlier Today Similarweb Released August Figures, Showing That Microsoft’s Chatbot Hype Was in Vain and Usage Continues Falling for Several Consecutive Months. | Techrights
⦿ Removing Input Method Editors from Debian 12: Memory Bloat and How IBM Fedora Is (Not) Coping. More Yuzu Emulator Observations. | Techrights
⦿ Operation Mole — Part VIII — Even Libera.Chat Has Gotten Sick of the Illegal Behaviour of ’Team Axe’ (Microsoft Boosters K-Lined Last Night) | Techrights
⦿ A Weakly-Worded Message From Perpetrator of Pension Fraud at Sirius ’Open Source’ | Techrights
⦿ Twitter/X Usage Down Sharply This Year, According to statCounter (From 12.4% to 8.1% in Just 8 Months) | Techrights
䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/director-and-a-wife/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/edge-minuscule-market-share/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/irc-log-060923/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/microsoft-crazies-with-axe/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/microsoft-lunatics-on-the-run/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/microsoft-sponsored-smokescreen/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/oom-ibm/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/operation-mole-failing/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/perpetrators-of-pension-fraud/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/twitter-or-x-usage-down-sharply/#comments
䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/libreoffice-release/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/microsoft-admits-azure-got-cracked/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/rust-sucking/#comments
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Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/09/07/director-and-a-wife/
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✐ [Meme]_A_Director_and_a_Wife⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 1:41 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Kelly_Bundy:_I_left_my_husband;Am_I_still_accountable?⦈
Summary: As we’ve just noted, people who are responsible for the crimes of
Sirius_‘Open_Source’ aren’t mere spouses but management figures (Director and
Manager among them)
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⣰⣮⣡⢜⡡⠤⢤⣄⡀⠘⢀⡤⢼⣤⡘⠾⢋⢏⡆⡄⢐⢂⠄⠈⠁⣣⣭⡴⡲⢧⠿⣿⣿⣿⣖⢢⠠⠞⠛⠋⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠾⣿⠿⠟⠁⡿⠿⠿⢯⡄⢀⡭⣷⣿⢿⣿⠆⠐
⠁⠑⠀⠀⠟⠦⠀⠂⠊⢼⣽⣿⣿⣿⣠⠹⠬⢏⢻⡇⠹⡨⠋⠀⠉⢹⢻⡆⣩⣻⣿⡿⠟⠋⠁⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⡀⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣦⠀⢸⡇⢶⡴⣾⡦⠘⢋⡿⢟⣼⢿⠀⠀
⡄⣀⢀⢠⡀⠀⠀⠆⠰⠫⠿⠿⣿⠟⡼⡀⠀⢟⡏⡏⡓⠉⠐⠀⠀⠀⠈⢙⠿⠛⠉⠀⢀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⡀⠙⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣷⣶⢟⣾⣿⡬⣤⡀⢹⢣⣿⣿⠆⠀⠀
⢡⣿⢾⣿⣷⣶⢶⡀⢀⢠⠀⢀⠀⠀⠁⠁⠀⠀⠁⠈⠀⠀⠀⠤⠘⡄⠀⠋⠁⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣄⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⡇⠙⠛⠁⠟⣿⣿⢣⣷⣷⣿⣿⣿⣝⠀⠲⠐
⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠅⢟⢸⠀⢂⡤⠑⢁⠀⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⢘⣿⡏⠉⣿⠉⢉⣹⠉⢉⣉⡉⠉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠈⠛⢟⣷⣿⠄⢰⣷⡄⣾⠌⢻⣍⡿⢇⢿⣿⡆⠀⠀
⢻⡇⢸⣿⣸⡇⢇⠀⡿⠅⠀⡙⣇⡄⠘⠀⠀⠀⣰⣶⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠘⣿⡇⠀⣿⠀⢈⣹⠀⢈⣹⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠘⡟⢃⣠⣿⣿⣧⣁⣶⣻⣉⣦⠟⠀⣻⡇⠀⠀
⣰⣳⣀⠙⡿⡇⠘⠀⠙⡇⠀⡆⡻⠣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠉⠀⠈⢹⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠐⢿⣼⣽⣿⣿⡟⠋⡿⠏⡏⢛⢺⢻⡗⠒⠛
⠀⣾⠛⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠌⠀⢀⠀⠐⠀⠈⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡼⠿⢿⠿⠿⡿⠿⡿⠿⣿⠿⢿⠿⢿⠿⢿⠿⢿⠿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⣿⠿⢿⠿⡿⠿⠿⢿⡄⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠹⠯⡾⢸⡆⡇⠀⠀
⠀⠈⠃⠀⠈⠰⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠆⠬⠂⠒⡰⠀⠒⠀⠄⠀⠀⢰⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣧⠀⠁⣸⣿⠀⠸⠀⢸⠀⢸⠀⢸⠀⠢⣤⡇⠀⠆⢈⡇⠀⠀⣿⠀⠘⠀⡇⠀⡆⠀⣿⡀⠘⣾⣟⣿⣧⠂⢠⡐⣴⣾⣭⠀⣷⠀⠀
⣀⠀⢠⣀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠡⠜⠸⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⡇⠀⠀⢀⠀⣿⡆⠀⣿⣿⠀⢠⠀⢸⠀⢸⠀⢸⠓⠄⠈⡇⠀⡆⠈⠇⠘⠀⢸⠀⡄⠀⡇⠀⡇⠀⣿⣧⠀⢻⡿⣹⣯⠁⢘⣡⣅⡬⠤⠀⣿⠂⠈
⠙⠃⠨⡍⠀⠀⢘⡁⠁⠠⠀⠀⢈⡄⠀⠀⠀⠤⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣧⣤⣧⣼⣤⣿⣧⣤⣿⣿⣤⣼⣤⣼⣦⣤⣤⣾⣤⣤⣴⣧⣤⣤⣴⣤⣼⣤⣼⣤⣷⣤⣧⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⠀⠈⠿⣿⡿⢀⠈⢧⣀⠇⣴⢷⣿⡆⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⢀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⢻⠛⠻⠛⣿⡟⢻⡿⠛⢻⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⡟⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠇⠀⠀⢈⢹⡴⠏⠰⡍⢋⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣅⠀⠈⠀⡴⠠⠀⢀⣤⡇⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠸⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⢸⡧⠀⠺⡇⢸⠀⠀⢸⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢀⢸⡞⠀⠀⠀⠈⠘⢀⣸⠁⣦⣽⡅
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⡆⠀⠐⠠⠀⠠⡇⠁⠁⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣴⣤⣤⣤⣤⣿⣧⣼⣷⣤⣼⣧⣼⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⢸⣿⠃⠀⠀⢀⢰⣀⣀⣩⣥⣿⡿⠷
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⢻⠁⠈⡏⢡⠙⠉⡌⠉⠈⠀⡇⠉⢨⡄⢠⠃⠈⡇⠠⢙⠁⣿⠀⢼⣁⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⣾⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⢻⠿⠛⠿⡗⢾
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⠇⠀⢸⠀⠉⡇⠸⢉⡀⠇⣀⠀⠀⡇⡄⢸⡇⢸⠀⡀⠃⠐⢀⠀⠻⠀⢾⠤⣤⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⣸⣿⣇⣤⡤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠙⠀⡔⢤⡀⠰
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠁⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⣰⣿⣿⣇⢨⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⡿⢤⣾⡶⣷⣶
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⠋⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢃⡴⠟⠦⣟⡽
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣇⣀⣀⣀⡀⠤⠀⠄⠁⢴⣷⣮⣿⢿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣦⣄⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠁⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠚⠋⠋⠈⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣷⣦⣀⠈⠙⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠉⠀⢀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢐⢀⡀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣄⣀⡀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣹⡒
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Minuscule_Market_Share_and_It’s_Not_Improving⠀✐
Posted in Antitrust, Microsoft at 4:45 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Edge_115_is_down⦈_
Summary: Based on this_month’s_data_from_statCounter (OpenDocument_Format),
Edge is failing at adoption even on Microsoft Windows; pushing or forcing
Windows users to use it will simply cause those users to get upset and dump
Windows
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠻⣿⣿⣿⠂⠀⣯⢸⣉⣬⣇⣏⡱⣉⢰⣉⡆⣇⡇⡏⡇⢹⡱⣍⣺⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤⠤⠤⠄⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⠿⠀⠀⠄⢠⡀⢠⠀⢀⠀⡀⡀⢀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠭⠭⠭⠅⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠈⠀⠈⠀⠈⠁⠈⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠆⠶⠆⠂⠒⠐⠰⠴⠆⠴⠐⠔⠐⠂⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠢⠦⠲⠔⠆⠄⠒⠐⠐⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠐⠢⠒⠐⠀⠆⠐⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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(ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/irc-log-060923/#comments
Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/09/07/irc-log-060923/
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Gemini_version_available_♊︎
✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Wednesday,_September_06,_2023⠀✐
Posted in IRC_Logs at 6:33 am by Needs Sunlight
Also available via the Gemini protocol at:
* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-060923.gmi
* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-060923.gmi
* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-060923.gmi
* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-060923.gmi
Over HTTP:
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#techrights_log_as_HTML5 #boycottnovell_log_as_HTML5
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇H 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HTML5_logs⦈_
#boycottnovell-social_log_as_HTML5 #techbytes_log_as_HTML5
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#techrights_log_as_text #boycottnovell_log_as_text
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#boycottnovell-social_log_as_text #techbytes_log_as_text
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§ IPFS Mirrors⠀➾
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IRC log for
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(full IRC log
as HTML)
IRC log for
#boycottnovell
QmWQh4LpNL9MsY8oKXmSe4m8YNKCXWDW8ucdYS9nVjTyeH (full IRC log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈
as plain/ASCII
text)
IRC log for
#boycottnovell-
QmfTVdAMZuNnpM43iSXJSFcbwBtqNQKEzV4LuXSRSmXCqe social 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈
(full IRC log
as HTML)
IRC log for
#boycottnovell-
QmXgDsBUNhM53cBcciBX3XkeNXWFcVFb72xQzbkHnBtreH social 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈
(full IRC log
as plain/ASCII
text)
IRC log for
QmZRZZkPqHaAmYa4YL6Qw7RkdHwRKTKqpZc1EPcydJdh6A #techbytes 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈
(full IRC log
as HTML)
IRC log for
#techbytes
QmQXix5Bn5JAkdbu24pzX5oGD9KzmDR5w4gEqMXuJiYYkv (full IRC log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈
as plain/ASCII
text)
IRC log for
QmNsggDNtEYDJR8ZE51ZCFpiS9rwms9ZjqLeQGnDgiWgFm #techrights 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈
(full IRC log
as HTML)
IRC log for
#techrights
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as plain/ASCII
text)
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇IPFS logo⦈
§ Bulletin for Yesterday⠀➾
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(ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/09/07/microsoft-crazies-with-axe/#comments
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Gemini_version_available_♊︎
✐ [Meme]_Microsoft_Rallying_the_Mentally_Sick⠀✐
Posted in Microsoft at 2:25 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Jack_Nicholson_with_axe:_Hit_me_baby._One._More.Time.⦈
Summary: Militants_with_ties_to_Microsoft are having another go; and another
go… and another go (but it’s never working)
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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Cookie_Monster_Shining:_The_dumpster's_puppetmaster_Matt
Gulag,_Immibis_the_beast,_and_Brandon_Lobsta⦈_
Three years of burnout, can’t think straight, can’t even smile.
It makes you sad and even mad. Existential threat so badly you get.
Trolling and doxing were your next weaponry. Along with your drug-dealing and
stabbing sprees.
While attacking women is your pet peeve against me. By resorting to harassment
you can’t get free.
=> =============================================================================
“Social Justice Warriors” they called themselves. But none that shows or
projects from their selves.
Shouting out the word “transphobe” when getting backed onto a corner. Only to
show they don’t back anybody in a corner.
The pretentious wannabe. Hiding behind a community.
Piggy-backing in the organisations where they are claiming they belong.
Nonetheless it won’t last long.
=> =============================================================================
Unmasking the puppetmaster was a great deal. When the collaborator also ran
away like a real shill.
The connivances turn astray when all the betrayals show their way.
Aggressive writing they convey. In the IRC channel where they park and stay.
Passionately combative when they have the chance. Charging like a real mob.
Hostility in the community they ploy. While the trolls deploy.
=> =============================================================================
The great projector is busy poor-shaming people. All the while no water running
on the pipes connected to his site.
No heater, no insulation, only an electric bed mattress will warm the place at
0.6 degrees, what a disgrace.
Mr. know-it-all wants to be a plumber, but he only slumbered in a wooden place
scattered.
Trying to fix things your way didn’t work, as the cheapskate king is a dork.
=> =============================================================================
The serial liar and serial defamer at its best. Contacted Stallman to tell
about the rest.
No, Richard doesn’t trust and believe what you say, coz you can no longer fool
a person once upon a time you chose to betray.
Looking for sympathy on several platforms, but your true colours are now
emerging through the form.
When all your deceptions are all over the place, a poker face works wonder in a
masquerading place.
=> =============================================================================
UEFI ‘secure boot’ shim is your masterpiece. A piece of malware should nobody
ever miss.
Interjecting attacks into GNU/Linux wherever possible, all while sleeping with
Microsoft people.
Advocating ‘secure boot’ must come to an end for this person who can’t even
make the days end.
You have been fooling people for a long time, longer than the last time you
were fine.
=> =============================================================================
People should know you are no longer relevant. In your presentation you don’t
have any participant.
Security expert, you may say, that’s why nobody listens to your dismay.
Defaming people became your comfort. Escorting your emotion to resort.
All sorts of tactics you’ve tried, but all failed and didn’t chime, you just
never thrived.
Roller-coaster of emotions you felt; also sadness came and somehow you dealt.
=> =============================================================================
How happily you form the army of trolls. Controlling them like no other but
fools.
These gangsters can harm no more when there is eternal vigilance. Don’t ever
give them any chance.
These are militants and rioters in disguise and they must pay the price.
The Diablo is waiting down below, pulling your legs to the grave.
Say your little prayer while the beast blows smoke down the cave.
=> =============================================================================
Matt Gulag and Brandon Lobsta were rolling like rolls, as were the trolls.
I never took food from the garbage, maybe Garrett and Lobsta did.
What the heck you just did??? Am I right, indeed?
They ate food from the trash. The dumpster specialist will not make a dash.
Not thinking about it as harmful, though it doesn’t matter, at least my stomach
is full.
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RMS protein you were licking, and you have found it to your liking.
Tuna, cat food, baby food and Ramen noodles — those were your favourites, you
like it? That would be great.
French press you also mention, it’s class! No, dude, with class you must earn
it, backlash you get without it.
Doing a “line of coke off Linus dick”. What the heck! You are a complete wreck.
=> =============================================================================
Immibis to the rescue, muddying the water with all/any possible issue.
Working hard to get in the IRC channel, continuously spying in the tunnel.
Writing and preparing the QUIT message. Talking in the straw like you never
draw.
Desperately finding some VPN “hotspot” to finally deluge the attack.
=> =============================================================================
Wanted to destroy Techrights. As the ultimate goal that was.
The persisting mob on the move to get extremely fast into the groove.
The next attempt is to hijack the server. Confiscate the domain; we shall
obtain.
Chicksahoy, thats why I dont sue Roy, I dont care. You only care for the
carebears?
Chicksahoy, technically someone could, thats all im saying. Nah, you are just
faking.
=> =============================================================================
The lunatic imposter is banned from other networks. Good thing that worked.
Microsoft intentionally using this madman, so let’s get them canned.
Get a job, you fool. You smell like a stool. You are a Microsoft mole.
You are a desperate human being, you are a sick-minded thing. Your life is
finally ending.
=> =============================================================================
What is causing your downfall is your evil deed. Do not blame other people,
indeed.
While you are going down the drain stop grabbing people in the pit where only
you can fit.
Chances are, no-one ever forgets that for so much time you’ve deceived. Nobody
wants to have received.
Do not trust liars, cause less mess. You shall be dismissed.
=> =============================================================================
It’s time for you to go to a place where you can finally rest. Put us not to
the test.
You and the collaborators deserve each other; like you say, do whatever or
never ever.
Lady finger shall give you a middle finger. Salute you deserve and for you to
reserve.
You touched the wrong lady, refusing to lay her ground. You are now bound to
the ground.
=> =============================================================================
Keep trolling wacko, so I can keep on writing about you, psycho. Peace be with
you all. Until my next blog post.
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✐ OpenAI_Bankruptcy_by_Year’s_End?_Earlier_Today_Similarweb_Released_August
Figures,_Showing_That_Microsoft’s_Chatbot_Hype_Was_in_Vain_and_Usage_Continues
Falling_for_Several_Consecutive_Months.⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Microsoft at 11:55 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: Computer-generated junk (CG, but misframed_ad_infinitum_as_"AI") isn’t
particularly revolutionary or useful; it’s something people get_over as
Microsoft_services_and_products_perish (ignore the media’s Microsoft-sponsored
smokescreen)
THIS was more or less expected. In an effort to distract from this_year’s_mass
layoffs Microsoft “invested” in OpenAI and “invested” (read: bribed!) the media
for never-ending puff pieces, hype, and praise.
Are we past the fake hype? Not fully, but we’re getting there.
It took nearly a week and we’ve checked this_page_every_day, expecting it would
“soon” show further declines — or figures for the month of August. We were not
wrong. After about 100 checks (since the start of this month) here is what we
see today:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇OpenAI_down_again⦈_
So in the month of June the domain is said to have received 1.7 billion
“visits” (requests), then 1.5 billion in July, and then just 1.4 billion last
month. This is a very considerable 3-month decrease. This fall is actually
longer than 3 months in duration. So how long before it falls below a billion
and the company, which cannot make money (it’s losing money), declares
bankruptcy? A bankruptcy is_already_expected because the company floats on
Microsoft’s temporary money infusion, helping to fake “demand” for Azure
(abandoned and unwanted workloads; idle machines without a purpose anymore).
Maybe this_man_will_have_his_wish_fulfilled_within_months. █
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇ChatGPT_Creator_OpenAI_Could_Go_Bankrupt_by_202:_With
declining_users_and_competitors_on_the_rise,_could_the_creator_of_ChatGPT
really_be_on_the_way_to_bankruptcy?⦈_
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Is_(Not)_Coping._More_Yuzu_Emulator_Observations.⠀✐
Posted in GNU/Linux, IBM, Red_Hat at 6:43 pm by Guest Editorial Team
Reprinted with permission from Ryan_Farmer.
Debian 12 KDE has been a pretty good system, so far.
However, one thing I noticed was that it included a bunch of input method stuff
for non-Latin Alphabet languages, even though I got the KDE desktop image
that’s in English (US).
Since I don’t have any non-English keyboards and wouldn’t know how to use them
if I did, it seemed a little bit ridiculous to have uim, mozc, and ibus
installed.
Looking at the KDE System Monitor, these were split into a few services under
X11 and a really big one under the Wayland session, and seemed to require ~100
MB of RAM, again, so that they could tell me that the only option was
“English”, which works without them.
I get that Debian is trying to be a “universal operating system” and that
there’s a billion+ Chinese people in the world alone, let alone people who
might want to use Japanese and Korean keyboards (among others), so people
speaking English or at least some language where an input method editor like
this are probably half the world or more, but you’ve got a huge userbase that
needs this stuff.
Is it justifiable considering that the GUI for this live image starts out in
English and you probably can’t use the system well enough to figure out how to
use these programs to make it do something else?
If you ask me it’s just kind of sloppy really, that there’s so much
internationalization on a disk image primarily intended for English speakers
and someone should probably be splitting these up better, or having the
installer remove everything not related to the localization settings chosen by
the user.
Otherwise you end up with this, where packages that are basically useless if
you only speak English, get dumped on the system to waste 100 MB of RAM.
Since I do not use a SWAP partition and am using swap on ZRam, even on a 16 GB
RAM system, I should not be dealing with something using 100 MB unnecessarily.
The Yuzu Nintendo Switch Emulator is basically one of the hungriest
applications I’ve ever used. Short of trying to compile Chromium or Android, it
may be the biggest memory hog you’ll encounter, frequently using 5 GB or more
all by itself.
So again, uninstalling the input method editors and using apt autoremove to
clean up the leftovers, and rebooting, seems to have gotten rid of that mess.
(I think more than one packaged matched mozc, which seemed to have something to
do with the Japanese language.)
I was actually impressed, given that Debian has historically not done such a
hot job sorting actual dependencies of meta-packages, that it didn’t propose
removing anything related to them.
25 years ago, you didn’t need half of 100 MB to run Windows 98! The entire OS!
If you gutted Windows 98 using RoM II to purge Internet Explorer, Trident,
Outlook Express, and the Web desktop garbage (and fed it the Windows 95 OSR 2
Shell files), you could get away with running the entire OS in just 7 MB of RAM
(of course you’d need more for applications).
I sort of use this as my benchmark for how far we’ve gotten from developers and
OS distributors actually caring about resource usage.
Including shipping modules that use 100 MB of RAM and don’t even do anything on
computers in half the world!
When Alan Pope talked about “Sleeping Tabs”, a Microsoft-ism for a feature now
in all major Chromium browsers, which Google actually wrote (Brave calls it
Memory Saver), it made me stop and laugh.
After decades of giving Web “developers” more garbage to fill up your main
memory with, there’s now a slider in the Settings area that basically says
“Hey, if I walk away and leave some tabs in the background, just chuck
everything but leave the tab in case I come back.”
This is a mess with a band-aid.
We see that far too often these days. Where even a 16 GB RAM system seems
crunched.
I was amusing myself last night while researching whether I should attempt to
set up the systemd-oomd, which replaces the kernel’s out-of-memory killer and
has systemd try to figure it out instead.
The discussions (mostly on Reddit, of course, sigh) were full of people saying
things like they had an expensive developer laptop with 32 GB of main memory,
and they were using Fedora, and systemd-oomd in the default configuration, was
“murdering” tabs in Chrome and shutting down their IDE (development environment
for programmers) when they hit 12 GB of used RAM.
So like, that’s really really funny.
It starts panicking and killing things because Fedora put it in there with
percentages and stuff, instead of looking at how much RAM (in at least one case
I read about, a full 20 GB sitting there empty!) you actually still have and
realizing that it doesn’t need to take action quite yet.
The main justification for “take something Linux could already do and do it
worse”,this time, appears to be that“the kernel oom-killer is slow to respond”.
(But I’m not completely surprised by anything IBM Red Hat systemd does anymore.
Lennart Poettering has always been a jerk and now he officially works at
Microsoft. So why should its oom-killer work any better than the init part,
where once every 10 shut downs you have to hold in the power button ever since
they replaced sysvinit in 2014?)
Slow to respond in the oom-killer, meaning, “If the user has no swap configured
at all, not even ZRam swap, they’re really playing with fire here and the
system could just go ahead and lockup because there’s no time to go ‘Oh shit,
oh shit, hurry, kill something!’”
As far as picking Chrome tabs, well, that makes sense at least.
Not that the modern Web is so bloated and full of useless junk that the user
would ever end up here.
That’s not even funny anymore because it’s something that was foisted on us by
uncaring slobs and big corporations.
It makes sense because if you’re out of RAM and have Web browser tabs sitting
there taking 1.2 GB to run an instance of ‘Microsoft Word for the Clown’ when
just using LibreOffice Writer would take a tad over 400 MB, then that goes
first and if you still need more and the user is running “Clown IRC” in a Web
app that takes 600 MB of RAM when HexChat would only want 50, or worse, Discord
in a “Desktop App” which is Electron and takes nearly 1 GB because it loads the
entirety of Chromium all over again just to have one tab, well…
You’re next, bubbles!
-Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters II
On the occasion I have opened a “Web app” and top at the same time, I’ve said
“What’s wrong with this picture?”.
Poor computing practices that users really shouldn’t even be doing are giving
them a rather rude introduction to their new best friend, the oom-killer.
Most of the $50,000 hammers and $25,000 toilet seats are “something something
Web app”.
Mozilla does really f**k all about Firefox’s voracious appetite for RAM to the
point that Firefox makes Brave look positively nimble.
I can’t imagine trying to use a computer these days that has less than 16 GB of
RAM if you’re going to do even one really heavy task.
I’m already wondering if I should just spring for 32 GB myself next time I get
a laptop (which could_be_System76 now that they’ve clawed out the really_buggy
and_flaky_UEFI_PC_firmware).
Part of the Nintendo Switch emulation bloat is actually the fault of graphics
chip designers.
Apparently, pre-Tiger Lake Intel was the only chipset on PC that could support
the kind of texture compression that the Nintendo Switch uses, and since you
can’t write a second code path you’re going to have to support users on pre-
2020 hardware that’s not being sold have support for this, you have to
decompress the textures before throwing them at the graphics card. Even on the
small number of systems that have that feature.
It can re-compress the textures into a form PC graphics cards can handle, but
in my testing it didn’t save enough RAM to be worth the compute cycles.
I did try the OpenGL renderer to see how much different the performance would
be from Vulkan.
Under OpenGL, Red Dead Redemption fell from between 22-30 fps (playable)
depending on what’s going on, on my Tiger Lake Iris XE to 11-14 fps under
OpenGL, so I quickly went back to Vulkan. 🙂
Yuzu got a version bump yesterday. No performance improvement that I’ve
noticed.
One strange thing I did find was that after I purged the foreign language input
method programs from Debian and restarted, the framerate on Yuzu has been
higher than it was before, with less choppiness.
I suppose it could be unrelated, but the two events happened back to back. █
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Behaviour_of_‘Team_Axe’_(Microsoft_Boosters_K-Lined_Last_Night)⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Microsoft at 2:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Series parts:
Linux_From_the_Inside
of_Online_Sockpuppets,_Hiding_Criminal_Activities_Behind_the_Tor_Network
Just_Like_the_Sabotage_of_Linux_and_Deliberate_Distortion_of_‘Security’_
(Giving_Control_to_Microsoft)
Anything_About_His_Motivation_in_Trying_to_Cancel_Richard_Stallman?
Foolishly_Unmasks_Himself,_Tying_Himself_to_Crimes)
Also_Admit_Doing_This_to_Richard_Stallman_and_the_FSF_(Even_Right_Now);
There_Are_Connections_to_Microsoft,_Too
of ‘Team Axe’ (Microsoft Boosters K-Lined Last Night)
Video_download_link | md5sum 3ef32fd46dea9503ea1bddc8c9775756
Libel Against Free Software Figures
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/online-abuse-and-defamation-methods.webm
Summary: Demented and morbidly-obsessed lunatics with ties_to_Microsoft
continue to harass Techrights people; unfortunately for them, they keep getting
all their accounts banned (not by us but other IRC networks, Mastodon instances
and so on) because it’s rather obvious and clear even for outsiders to see what
sort of lunatics they deal with
THIS past July we started a series that we estimated_would_last_many_weeks,
possibly_months. We finally got confirmatory evidence about IRC abuse that had
gone on for nearly a year and included doxing. The series has since then
expanded in scope and we expect it to last about 5 months. We also have some
relevant legal documents to share and explain. Although we primarily (and at
the start) focused on Matthew_J_Garrett, who attacked_BSD_and_GNU/Linux_users,
he turns out to be part of a larger group of mentally-unstable, law-breaking
lunatics. They do not work in isolation. They are connected_to_Microsoft and
they attack other groups/people like vicious hyenas (examples of their attack
tactics will be shown in the future).
“…they usually don’t stop until they take their own lives.”The video above
talks about the_latest_incident and adds some background information. We really
ought to build a social graph to explain the coordination of such activities
because they work in groups, infecting communication channels to blackmail,
intimidate, defame, and impersonate.
As an update on the matter, as explained in the video above, last night
Libera.Chat banned (permanently) one of the militants for impersonation and
extremism. The militant has since then moved to another network (Freenode);
they usually don’t stop until they take their own lives. █
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✐ A_Weakly-Worded_Message_From_Perpetrator_of_Pension_Fraud_at_Sirius_‘Open
Source’⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 1:23 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
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Covering Up Involvement in Pension Fraud
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/sirius-arse-covering-by-director.webm
Summary: The wiki pages about crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ have just
surpassed 100,000 in total views and today seems like a good time or an
opportunity to explain what perpetrators of these crimes said in a private
message earlier this year when police was getting involved
THE feeling of betrayal is strong. Former colleagues and fellow victims didn’t
know what was happening until earlier this year when we exposed a major
scandal. The punishment should be years in prison, but British authorities drag
their heels, probably because they’re implicated as clients of Sirius ‘Open
Source’. We covered this many times before and we showed how the system had
stonewalled, hoping that calls for accountability would just fade away.
One can imagine that the CEO of the company with his very Farage-like voice and
accent is still conning people. Some of them might temporarily be in denial
about it.
“One can imagine that the CEO of the company with his very Farage-like voice
and accent is still conning people. Some of them might temporarily be in denial
about it.”The video above speaks of a letter. Earlier this year I was contacted
by the CEO’s ex-wife, who does not deny anything about the pensions! Nobody can
doubt it at this point because the evidence is very clear. Pension fraud was
committed for more than half a decade! How long for (maybe as much as a
decade)? How many people impacted (we know of several, but certainly there are
more)? That’s the part which the British authorities need to investigate. The
company has until this past summer’s (or year’s) end to reach its 25th
anniversary and, if I understand the law correctly, it had to issue an annual
statement or report this past July. It did so on the very last day of the month
and it looked appalling. Debt is killing the company. The company will be
bankrupt. This has not happened yet, but there’s no way it can be prevented.
The company is struggling to even keep any existing workers. So something must
be very wrong. We’ll share more information about it some time in the future.
“The company is struggling to even keep any existing workers.”Right now the
company claims to be over half a dozen people, but that’s clearly a lie. Some
of the people listed left the company half a decade ago.
What makes the situation very complicated is what we left when the company was
already on its death throes. We did not envision we’d discover anything about
pension fraud. What to do next about? Any action on this? That partly depends
on former colleagues. The latest situation is discussed in the video above.
Even though the company is broke we might take legal action (IFA, accountant,
pension firm, maybe Sirius itself), but knowing that Sirius is in hiding, that
won’t be easy. They planned the “escape” in advance, evading justice upfront.
“Even though the company is broke we might take legal action (IFA, accountant,
pension firm, maybe Sirius itself), but knowing that Sirius is in hiding, that
won’t be easy.”A colleague reckons the wheels are in motion at the police, but
it’s way too slow. The police drags its heels unless there is imminent threat
of a death; in this case, in spite of highly incriminating evidence
(implicating the former wife of the boss, who is still in the UK), there’s no
risk to lives. It seems like she lost sleep over this, based on the timing of
the message; she sent this 2am. Maybe she can provide evidence/testimony in
exchange for a pardon/lighter sentence (like “plea bargain”), but that’s a
lengthy process. Can she ever clear her own name? Maybe this is her "doing_a
Graveley", begging me to forgive and move on. It is worth remembering that she
was both the wife of the CEO and main manager, including managing her husband
(colleagues joked about how she controlled him, not vice versa) and we notice
in her message that not even once did she mention the pension. What she
responded to was articles about the pensions and she didn’t plead her
innocence. Our theory is that she probably could not sleep after the police got
involved (imagine the kids saying, “mommy, what is happening?”). It is crystal
clear that not only she knew what was happening (another person knew, she was a
part of it!) and thus she is complicit, at best.
I shared these communications some months ago for legal advice. “So the weasel
is just acting like a weasel,” a friend told me about this latest communication
(see video).
“If they lived a more modest life, maybe things would not have gotten this
ugly.”My goal isn’t to put these people in prison but to somehow recover the
money stolen from many people. The person above isn’t particularly sinister and
is a hard-working mom; she was born the same year as me (months earlier) and
told me in person, while she was defrauding me (stealing money from my
colleagues as well) that running a business was stressful. As if this makes a
valid excuse.
Sympathy isn’t deserved in their case. They wasted money like nobody’s business
and sent their children to an ‘elite’ private school (I even traveled there
with them at least once). Imagine the annual cost of such education, pretending
to be millionaires. If they lived a more modest life, maybe things would not
have gotten this ugly. █
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Summary: Social control media is in general going down; Twitter’s relative
share is going down also (rapidly, a lot faster than the rest)
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Desktop/Laptop
o Server
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Kernel_Space
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
# GNOME_Desktop/GTK
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o New_Releases
o SUSE/OpenSUSE
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Debian_Family
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers
# Mozilla
o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra
o Education
o Programming/Development
# Python
# Java
# Rust
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾
# ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Why_I_use_multiple_operating_systems_to_get_my_work
done⠀⇛
Over 20 years ago, I was a managing editor for a
company and was charged with building Linux content
for the site. At some point during that gig, I was
told that I had to use Microsoft Windows and a bevy
of MS software.
I refused.
Why? Call it pride, stubbornness, or just the
knowledge that my operating system of choice
(Linux) was not only far superior to anything
Microsoft produced, but it made my life a lot
easier and I never had to worry about viruses or
the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.
o § Server⠀➾
# ⚓ Upbound_Extends_Reach_of_Crossplane_Control_Plane_Service⠀⇛
Upbound’s new version of Crossplane will make it
simpler for IT teams to deploy the control plane
across a hybrid cloud computing environment.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Upbound_Spaces_brings_managed_control
planes_to_self-hosted_computing_environments⠀⇛
Upbound Inc., the startup behind the popular open-
source Crossplane project, today announced a new
self-hosting feature for its flagship control plane
technology, enabling users to deploy managed
control planes in self-managed computing
environments.
# ⚓ Cosmonic_Commits_to_Next_Iteration_of_Wasm_Standard⠀⇛
Cosmonic’s PaaS now supports the WebAssembly
Component Model that is at the core of a
forthcoming major update.
# ⚓ Kubernetes:_The_‘All_Things’_Platform⠀⇛
Kubernetes has transitioned from being a mere tool
for scaling applications into a comprehensive
platform for a diverse range of cloud-native
operations.
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD_Now_523:_Literally_Unix⠀⇛
The Elements Of Style: UNIX As Literature, The
shell and its crappy handling of whitespace, Theo
de Raadt on Zenbleed, OPNsense 23.7 released,
illumos gets a new C compiler, fixing Thinkpad X1
WIFI on FreeBSD, and more
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_6.5.2⠀⇛
I'm announcing the release of the 6.5.2 kernel.
All users of the 6.5 kernel series must upgrade.
The updated 6.5.y git tree can be found at:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/
stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.5.y
and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web
browser:
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/
linux-s...
thanks,
greg k-h
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_6.4.15⠀⇛
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_6.1.52⠀⇛
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.15.131⠀⇛
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 4_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_Network
Authentication_Servers⠀⇛
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
is a networking protocol that offers centralized
connection authentication, authorization, and
accounting management for various types of network
access. RADIUS is mature technology having been
developed almost twenty years ago.
Traditionally, this type of server was typically
deployed by organizations that operate large banks
of modems. However, the technology underpins secure
network access for network appliances, wireless and
virtual private network (VPN) connections. Internet
service providers use RADIUS attributes in Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL) and cable connections to
ensure that users are connected to the correct
services, reject connections for expired accounts,
IP allocation, and to carry out accounting
functionality. Nevertheless, these network
authentication servers can be used on any network
that needs a centralized authentication and/or
accounting service.
Whilst there is not a huge number of open source
network authentication servers available for Linux,
the competition is still strong, with a number of
mature, highly proficient, and feature-laden
servers.
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Gomu_–_Go_Music_Player⠀⇛
I’ve reviewed a smorgasbord array of music players
for Linux. So many, in fact, that I’ve honestly
lost count of the number. Yet visitors to
LinuxLinks are keen to share their finds with me.
Gomu was shared to me by a hardcore Go aficionado.
Gomu is billed as an intuitive, powerful CLI music
player. It has embedded scripting language and
event hook to enable a user to customize their
config.
This is free and open source software.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Mission_Center:_A_New_GUI_System_Monitoring_Tool
for_Linux⠀⇛
In the realm of Linux system administration,
monitoring is the key to maintaining system health
and optimizing performance.
CPU, memory, disk, network, and GPU resources are
the lifeblood of any computer system, and
understanding how they are utilized is vital for
ensuring smooth operation, preventing bottlenecks,
and identifying potential issues before they
escalate.
# ⚓ Cockpit_Project:_Cockpit_300⠀⇛
Cockpit is the modern_Linux_admin_interface.
We release regularly.
Today we celebrate the 300th release of Cockpit…
This is brought to you live from a developer team
gathering in the beautiful city of Nürnberg,
Germany – home of world-famous visual artists like
Albrecht_Dürer…
# ⚓ XnView_MP:_Free_and_Open-Source_Image_Viewer,_Editor,_and
Converter⠀⇛
The quality of image and video capture has improved
tremendously over the years and the capabilities of
our digital devices continue to push the limits of
image quality. However, there is a bummer! The
high-res images we take do come at the hefty price
of an increase in the size of images taken.
For this reason, uploading images on the internet
can be painfully slow especially if you’re on a
network with minimal bandwidth.
While there are varying online services and
softwares for other platforms that will effectively
convert your image files while still maintaining
the original quality, it is rather hard to come by
native clients for Linux systems.
# ⚓ 16_Best_To_Do_List_Apps_for_Linux_Desktop_[2023]⠀⇛
ToDo lists are arguably the most developed
applications after calculator-type apps because
their feature lists are pretty much set in stone
and that makes them
The post 16_Best_To_Do_List_Apps_for_Linux_Desktop_
[2023] first appeared on GeeksMint:_Computers,_How-
to’s,_Internet,_Tips_and_Tricks.
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ 17_Open-source_Free_System_Auditing_Tools_for
macOS,_Windows,_Linux,_and_the_Cloud⠀⇛
System auditing is the process of collecting and
analyzing information about a computer’s use,
events, and security. This information can be used
to detect and prevent security breaches,
troubleshoot problems, and ensure compliance with
regulations and policies.
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ 24_Open-source_and_Free_Disk,_Data,_and_Docker
Backup_Solutions⠀⇛
Data backup is the process of creating a copy of
important data and storing it in a safe location,
separate from the original data. This is done to
protect against data loss in case the original data
becomes corrupted, damaged, or lost.
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ 54_Free_Open-source_Web_Spiders,_Crawler_and
Scrapping_Solutions_for_Data_Collection⠀⇛
Web crawling, scraping, and spiders are all related
to the process of extracting data from websites.
Web crawling is the process of automatically
gathering data from the internet, usually with the
goal of building a database of information.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Peter_Czanik:_Sending_logs_to_OpenObserve_using_syslog-ng⠀⇛
A question was asked if syslog-ng can send logs to
OpenObserve. It has an Elasticsearch compatible API
for log ingestion, but syslog-ng is not mentioned
in the documentation. My plan was to document how
to modify the syslog-ng elasticsearch-http()
destination, based on API documentation. However,
as it turned out, OpenObserve has a ready to use
syslog-ng configuration example in the web UI.
# ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Peter_Czanik:_Sending_logs_to
OpenObserve_using_syslog-ng⠀⇛
# ⚓ How_to_Configure_VLAN_Tagging_Over_Bonding_on_RHEL⠀⇛
In Linux, you can create advanced network setups
such as Network Bonding or NIC teaming, VLAN
tagging, and bridging based on your needs.
# ⚓ Tmux_Tutorial:_Master_the_Basics⠀⇛
What is tmux? Tmux is a terminal multiplexer that
allows you to manage multiple terminal sessions
witha single terminal window, and you can easily
switch between those multiple terminal sessions.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ A_guide_to_network_performance_tuning⠀⇛
Leandro Moreira is maintaining a detailed
description of Linux network tuning parameters and
how they all tie together. There is a lot of good
information for administrators seeking a better
understanding of how all those knobs work and
interoperate
# ⚓ How_to_Quickly_Refresh_and_Reload_Group_Membership_on
Linux⠀⇛
To immediately detect the changes after adding the
user (let’s say “linuxtldr“) to the group (let’s
say “docker“) in Linux, use the following command:
However, I advise you to read the entire article in
order to understand the main reason for this [...]
# ⚓ Install_Cockpit_Flatpak_Client_on_Manjaro_KDE_23⠀⇛
Cockpit Client provides a graphical interface to
your servers, containers, and virtual machines.
Connections are made over SSH, using the SSH
configuration of the local user (including aliases,
known hosts, key files, hardware tokens, etc).
# ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Configure_SSH_Key-based_Authentication
In_Linux⠀⇛
This guide provides an overview of different SSH
authentication methods…
# ⚓ Pi My Life Up ☛ How_to_Edit_a_File_on_Ubuntu_using_the
Terminal⠀⇛
There are various times that you will want to edit
a file on Ubuntu while using the terminal. This is
especially true if you connect to your device
remotely using SSH.
Luckily for us, editing a file in the terminal is
relatively straightforward, thanks to the pre-
installed text editors on Ubuntu.
Best of all, the provided editors are
straightforward to utilize, especially once you are
familiar with the terminal.
In the following section, we will show you how to
edit files using the nano text editor on Ubuntu.
nano is one of the most straightforward text
editors to utilize within the command line.
# ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Proxmox_Series_#7:_Upgrading_Proxmox
version⠀⇛
Proxmox 8.0 was released on June 22, 2023, and it’s
full of exciting new features. Among the highlights
are the following straight from the official
Proxmox forum:
# ⚓ How_to_Create_and_Launch_Your_First_AWS_EC2_Instance⠀⇛
At some point, everyone, particularly those in IT,
will have to start their cloud journey with one of
the many popular providers available, such as AWS,
GCP, Azure, and more.
# ⚓ LinuxStans ☛ Linux_Checklist:_20_Things_to_Do_After
Installing_a_Distro⠀⇛
We tend to do the same old tasks every time we
install a new distro. Oftentimes, regardless of
what distro you’re installing, the post-
installation tasks are pretty much the same.
# § idroot⠀➾
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Certbot_on_Ubuntu_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to
install Certbot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. In
today’s digital age, ensuring the security of
your website is paramount.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_OpenLDAP_on_Debian_12⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to
install OpenLDAP on Debian 12. In the
intricate landscape of modern IT
infrastructure, efficient management of user
data and authentication is crucial. OpenLDAP,
an open-source implementation of the
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, offers
a robust solution for centralizing user
information.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_CyberPanel_on_Ubuntu_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to
install CyberPanel on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. In
the ever-evolving landscape of SEO, website
performance plays a pivotal role in
determining search engine rankings.
CyberPanel, a cutting-edge control panel,
offers a comprehensive suite of tools to
optimize your website’s performance on Ubuntu
22.04 LTS.
# ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ How_to_change_icon_theme_on_Debian_12_XFCE⠀⇛
If you have installed XFCE desktop environment on
your Debian 12 system, and you are wondering
whether you can change the default icons themes on
your Desktop, yes you can, you can easily change
the default icons from your system settings,
without having to download any additional tool.
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Drop_git_pull_for_fetch_and_rebase⠀⇛
I would like to explain why the git pull command is
not to be used lightly and to question whether it
is ever needed. The git pull command may look
harmless, but it is used in ways that often leave a
fair amount of mess. I will discuss safer
alternatives. This article is for beginner to
intermediate Git users looking to extend their
skills in using pull requests and merge requests
when collaborating on a project.
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Install_Themes_in_Linux_Mint_Cinnamon⠀⇛
Linux Mint is a fantastic open-source operating
system known for its user-friendly interface and
robust performance. One of the most pleasant facts
of using Linux Mint is the ability to customize its
look and feel to suit your preferences. One way to
do this is by installing themes, which can
completely transform your desktop experience.
This article’ll walk you through the simple steps
to install themes in Linux Mint (Cinnamon edition).
# ⚓ How_to_Find_LibreOffice_and_OpenOffice_Version⠀⇛
If you’re looking for a free and open-source office
suite, LibreOffice is a great option. It’s a
powerful alternative to commercial software such as
Microsoft Office. It’s important to know the
version of any software you’re using, including
LibreOffice. Knowing your LibreOffice version is
vital for troubleshooting, ensuring compatibility,
and making the most of the latest features.
This guide will guide you through finding your
OpenOffice and LibreOffice version on various
operating systems.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Quake_2_Ported_To_Apple_Watch⠀⇛
DOOM always seems to spontaneously appear on any
new device the day it’s released. From printers to
industrial robots to pregnancy tests, it always
makes its way on anything with an integrated
circuit and a screen. But that’s not the only 90s
video game with a cult following and and ability to
run on hardware never intended for gaming. The
early Quake games are still remarkably popular, and
the second installment of this series was recently
brought to the Apple Watch thanks to
[ByteOverlord].
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ DOOM_Eternal_removed_Denuvo_and_it_plays
great_on_Steam_Deck⠀⇛
With all the new amazing games coming out basically
every month, lets not forget some slightly older
games worth playing. Like DOOM Eternal, that just
removed Denuvo Anti-Tamper.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Linux_continues_rising_above_3%_desktop
user_share_on_Statcounter⠀⇛
Another month, another set of stats showing that
Linux desktop seems to be doing better than ever.
According to Statcounter, the Linux share has risen
once again. A great sign for the health of the
platform with more people using it.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Merciless_survival_roguelite_turn-based
city_builder_‘Dotage’_releases_in_October⠀⇛
With a vision of a doomed future, you set off to
build a new village in Dotage. Blending together a
city-builder, with turn-based progress merged in
with a survival roguelite? Sign me up. Sounds wild.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ DREAMM_emulator_for_classic_LucasArts_games
v2.1_out_with_Linux_support⠀⇛
DREAMM is another project focused on keeping
classic games alive, designed originally for
preserving classic DOS, Windows, and FM-Towns
LucasArts games. After a previous Beta release
added initial Linux support, the developer has
released DREAMM 2.1 now with the Linux support
added in along with plenty of other enhancements.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Girl_Genius:_Adventures_In_Castle
Heterodyne_is_out_now⠀⇛
Rain Games developer of Teslagrad has just released
Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne, an
action adventure game based on the graphic novel
series, Girl Genius, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.
This follows the successful Kickstarter campaign
for the game in 2020 where they gained $256K in
funding.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_will_soon_show_better_controller
support_details_like_for_PlayStation_controllers⠀⇛
Valve has announced to developers that they’re
going to be rolling out better ways to show off
controller support for games on Steam.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ 5_System_Administration_Tools_for
KDE⠀⇛
Keeping any computer system running can be
some work. It would be nice if we never had
to do any type of maintenance or
troubleshooting, but no operating system has
reached that point. Although Linux is known
for being home to many extraordinarily
powerful terminal administration
applications, the KDE desktop environment
provides several graphical tools that do the
same job.
Here are a number of applications that are
included in the KDE suite that will help you
with system administration.
# ⚓ Nate Graham ☛ September_Plasma_6_update⠀⇛
A month has passed since the last Plasma 6
status update, so it’s time for another one!
First, what you’ve all been waiting for: a
release date! We’ve decided that Plasma 6
will be released in early February of 2024.
We don’t have a specific day targeted yet,
but it’ll be in that timeframe. I’m feeling
quite confident that the release will be in
excellent shape by then! It’s already in good
shape right now. 5 months should provide
enough of a runway for a solid final release.
# ⚓ DrKonqi_Developer_Notifications⠀⇛
For a while now DrKonqi has a special
developer notification system when used in
combination with coredumpd. I just realized I
never told anyone about it though.
It’s terribly simple: When used with
coredumpd, parts of DrKonqi implicitly look
at all crashes that pertain to your current
user. Because of that it can also notify on
all crashes, not just the KDE-related ones.
Obviously it can’t report bugs or anything
but sometimes, as a developer, it’s nice to
know when things explode.
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ Why_Your_Favorite_Extension_Might_Not
Work_With_Gnome_45⠀⇛
Dyed-in-the-wool Gnome users who have their
desktop all tricked-out with carefully
selected Gnome extensions might want to do
some research before upgrading to Gnome 45,
which will be released two weeks from today.
Why? Because the gnomes at Gnome have been
busy making some changes as to how things
work in their world, which means your
favorite extension won’t work in the next
release unless it’s been upgraded by its
developers.
Here’s the deal: in the next release, the
folks at Gnome will be adopting standard
JavaScript modules, known as ECMAScript
Modules or ESMs, as the desktop environment’s
main way to manage and organize code. While
this will be good for Gnome in the long run,
since it’ll make it easier for Gnome devs to
work with all the major JavaScript engines,
in the short term it means that the
extensions you’re running now won’t work in
Gnome 45 without some serious tweaking from
the extension’s developers.
# ⚓ Sam_Thursfield:_Quickball_media_server_v2⠀⇛
As a Linux hacker-type I am often searching
for some way to apply my rather specialized
skillset to a real world problem. And I am
always after some sovereignty over my music
collection. So I came up with the idea to
make some kind of music player using a
Raspberry Pi in an old radio case.
# ⚓ Sriyansh_Shivam:_GSoC_2023:_Final_Report⠀⇛
Hello to everyone.
So this is the final report on the work I
completed throughout the Google Summer of
Code contribution period (May-September).
There’s a lot to share and discuss, but I’ll
try to keep this brief.
§ Mentors:
Sonny_Piers and Andy_Holmes
§ Project:
Make_GNOME_Platform_demos_for_Workbench
# ⚓ Jean-François Fortin Tam ☛ Jean-François_Fortin_Tam:
Help_us_make_GNOME_Calendar_rock-solid_by_expanding_the
test_suite!⠀⇛
GNOME_Calendar 45 will be a groundbreaking
release in terms of UX (more on that later?),
performance, and to some extent, reliability
(we’ve at least solved two complex crashers
recently, including a submarine_Cthulhu
crasher heisenbug and its offspring)… and
yet, I think this might be “just the
beginning” of a new era. And a beginning… is
a very delicate time.
If you’ve tried to use GNOME Calendar in the
past decade or so, you’ve certainly
encountered one of the many bugs related to
timezones, daylight saving time, and all of
that crazy stuff_that_would_make_Tom_Scott
curl_up_in_a_corner_and_cry. But it doesn’t
have to be that way, and in fact, there is a
way for anyone who knows a bit of C
programming to help us build the tools to
solve this mission-critical problem.
Today, I’d like to urge you to help in
writing some automated tests.
The sooner our test suite can grow, the
faster we can make GNOME Calendar rock-solid.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Nitrux_3.0.0_Has_Been_Released⠀⇛
Nitrux is a Linux distribution based on Debian that
is fairly young but is already making a big
impression.
Codenamed “ut,” Nitrux 3.0.0 brings some serious
improvements to the operating system, which include
new features, plenty of updates, and a number of
performance optimizations.
The biggest changes come by way of the Nitrux
Update Tool, which includes a rescue option that
allows you to restore the root partition from a
live session. This can be a real lifesaver should
something go wrong during an update.
There also are plenty of tweaks to the Calamares
installer (such as the disabling of auto-login by
default), the removal of a deprecated kernel
parameter, and a change to the order of execution
of certain Calamares modules.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ New_Leap_Micro_Alpha_Enhances_SELInux⠀⇛
The openSUSE Project is pleased to announce its
modern lightweight host operating system Leap Micro
5.5 just entered Alpha.
This release brings a host of enhancements and
additions that promise to make it an even more
versatile and efficient choice for users.
# ⚓ CubicleNate ☛ Persistent_Pipewire_Problems_Pause
Productivity⠀⇛
I was having some issues in openSUSE Tumbleweed
where my audio devices would continue to be listed
after being disconnected. My audio applet in KDE
Plasma was looking like an incredible mess and it
was making conducting remote meetings problematic.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Enterprise_security_challenges_for_CNI
organizations:_Security_challenges_with_people_and
processes⠀⇛
This is the second in a series of three blog posts
focusing on Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)
cybersecurity. This blog looks at the problem space
through the lens of “People and Processes.”
As mentioned in the previous blog post, CNI
cybersecurity is not just a technical
problem—technology and tools can be enablers to
help reduce risk, but you should also identify the
“people and processes” required to put good
security practices in place.
o § Debian Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Debian_Brasil:_Debian_Day_30_years_in_Brasília_–_Brazil⠀⇛
This year’s Debian_Day was a pretty special one, we
were celebrating 30 years!
Given the importance of this event, the Brazilian
community planned a very
streamed via Debian Brazil’s_YouTube_channel (soon
the recordings will be
uploaded to Debian’s_PeerTube_instance. Nonetheless
the local celebrations
happened around the country and we’ve organized one
in Brasília at University_of_Brasília on the Gama
campus.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_23.10_Mascot_Art,_Default_Wallpaper
Revealed⠀⇛
Ubuntu 23.10’s default wallpaper and mascot artwork
draws heavily on the motifs afforded to it by its
mythological moniker – to a greater degree than I
think many of us had expected.
Most Ubuntu mascot artwork has, during the past 5
years or so, been fashioned from geometric shapes,
simplistic lines, or concentric circles. But Mantic
is a far more complex beast. The ‘bull’ head is
present but it is not as linearly distinct as
mascots past.
Instead, Ubuntu’s designers have chosen to
encapsulate the mascot image within a maze1, rather
than a labyrinth like the Minotaur of legend. It’s
still a clever intertwining and creates a
conceptually bold centerpiece for the wallpaper –
ancient and classical yet modern and dynamic…
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Enable_Fractional_Scaling_in_Linux_Mint
Cinnamon⠀⇛
Fractional scaling is a useful feature that enables
you to optimize your HiDPI monitors and high-
resolution laptops to their fullest potential. By
adjusting the scaling, you can create a visually
appealing desktop display that is neither too big
nor too small. Although resolution settings may
have benefits, they can be inconvenient at times
due to operating system restrictions.
Moreover, it enables you to enlarge the text and
other user interface elements on your screen
without causing them to become fuzzy. This feature
comes in handy if you possess a high-definition
display and wish to enhance the readability of your
text.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ TPM-backed_Full_Disk_Encryption_is_coming_to
Ubuntu⠀⇛
Discover Ubuntu’s latest security enhancement: TPM-
backed Full Disk Encryption (FDE).
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ OpenSearchCon_2023_is_coming,_meet_us_in_Seattle⠀⇛
The search, analytics, and database communities are
buzzing with excitement as the countdown to
OpenSearchCon 2023 begins. This second annual
conference will be a 3-day event in Grand Sheraton
Seattle on 27-29 September.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Canonical_launches_[buzzwords]_roadshow⠀⇛
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Cloud_storage_for_enterprises_|_Ubuntu⠀⇛
Any data-centric organisation faces the prospect of
data growth at some point in their existence; it is
estimated that more than 2,500 Petabytes (PB) of
new data is created every day. While only a few
organisations will ever have to deal with that kind
of scale, it is important to plan ahead for your
own organisation’s growth.
Legacy appliance-based storage systems where
hardware and software are closely coupled can be
expensive to maintain, expand, and difficult to
operate. Moving between different models of an
appliance, or to a more modern generation usually
requires a complex fork-lift replacement and
lengthy data migration.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Purism ☛ All_Librem_5_Smartphones_Have_Shipped⠀⇛
Purism is excited to announce that all Librem 5
smartphones have been shipped, reaching shipping
parity for all confirmed orders. Congratulations to
all those who invested in the development of the
secure device.
The Librem 5 is now in-stock with a regular 14-day
lead time to delivery for all new orders.
The Librem 5 smartphone provides end-to-end
security features such as:
Secure, Peer Reviewed, and Private OS. The Librem 5
phone is powered by PureOS, a freedom respecting,
open source, peer reviewed, and fully verifiable
operating system that is neither based on Android
nor iOS.
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Development_MCU_Platform_Supports_Swift⠀⇛
Today, Crowdsupply featured the SwiftIO Micro, a
compact development board designed for programming
in the Swift language. This board provides up to 44
IO pins with support for various interfaces.
Additionally, it offers detailed guides and demo
projects to help newcomers get started with ease.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ OpenEmbedded_version_4.0.12_release-r4
compiled⠀⇛
There has been a complete recompile of the Quirky
fork of OE/Yocto, based on the Kirkstone 4.0.12
release of OE/Yocto. this is build “r4″; the
previous is “r3″ which was based on OE/Yocto
Kirkstone 4.0.10.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ OE-related_posts_April_25_2023_to_September
7_2023⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ DASUNG_introduces_the_world’s_first_color_E-
ink_monitor_(Crowdfunding)⠀⇛
Just a couple of years ago, we would have laughed
at the idea of getting an E-ink monitor, because
most displays were still in black and white only,
larger displays were prohibitively expensive, and
nobody wanted to wait for several seconds to get a
full display refresh. But there’s been some good
progress in recent years with color displays,
faster refresh rate, and prices coming down
somewhat which has led to the launch of devices
such as the Onyx BOOX Tab Ultra C 10.3-inch color
E-Ink Android tablet and a range of color eReaders
such as the PocketBook Color. But DASUNG is going
further with the launch of the world’s first color
E-ink monitor.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ What_will_we_do_with_an_additional_$22M?⠀⇛
We are happy to announce that Arduino raised an
additional $22 million round, taking our Series B
funding to $54 million, thanks to an expansion co-
led by CDP Venture Capital and Anzu Partners.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ A_beautiful_minimalist_rainbow_LED_lamp⠀⇛
The frame is entirely 3D-printable. The only
required components are an Arduino Nano board, a
strip of 36 WS2812B LEDs (the 60 LEDs per meter
density), and a power supply. The tutorial provides
a sketch with lighting effects and also explains
how to work with the FastLED Arduino library. That
library is fantastic for easily controlling dozens
or even hundreds of LEDs, so you can create
whatever effects you can imagine.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Controlling_home_appliances_with_Arduino_Cloud
and_TP-Link_smart_plugs⠀⇛
In today’s modern world, smart technology is
revolutionizing the way we interact with our
surroundings. From managing our home’s energy
consumption to controlling appliances remotely —
such as washing machines, fans, coffee makers, and
even air conditioners. Smart devices offer us a
level of convenience and control that was once
unimaginable. However, dealing with multiple apps
for various systems can be cumbersome and
inefficient. This is where an integrated platform
like the Arduino Cloud comes into play, offering a
unified dashboard to control all your smart
devices. Moreover, if you’re an Arduino enthusiast,
you’ll be excited to learn how Node-RED can bridge
the gap between commercial products and the Arduino
Cloud. Last, but not least, you can integrate this
project with the rest of your Arduino Cloud
projects automating your appliance control using
other devices’ data.
In this blog post, we’ll delve into a fascinating
project that demonstrates how you can harness the
power of the Arduino Cloud and Node-RED to control
TP-Link smart plugs, giving you the ability to
manage and monitor your appliances from a
centralized hub.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_ISS_Model_Mimics_Real_ISS⠀⇛
The ISS MIMIC project uses a Raspberry Pi to power
a 1:100 scale International Space Station (ISS)
model that moves and articulates to imitate the
real ISS.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Libre_Computer_Announces_‘Sweet_Potato’
Raspberry_Pi_Alternative⠀⇛
Following a theme of potato-based codenames, Libre
Computer’s latest board is more of a companion to
its long term supported ‘Le Potato’
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ Some_Android_phones_could_get_a
big_power_boost_next_year_|_T3⠀⇛
# ⚓ Good E Reader ☛ Best_Android-based_E-Ink_Readers_for_Manga
–_Good_e-Reader⠀⇛
# ⚓ Dignited ☛ Original_Xiaomi_Mi_Box_S_4K_upgraded_to_Android
TV_12_from_Android_TV_9_–_Dignited⠀⇛
# ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Android_14_launch_date:_Will_it_happen
alongside_Google_Pixel_8?_|_Mobile_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Official:_Xiaomi_13T_and_13T_Pro_will_get_four
Android_updates,_five_years_of_security_patches_–
GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛
# ⚓ Gadgets Now ☛ Android:_Honor_90_5G_to_run_MagicOS_7.1_based
on_Android_13:_Here’s_what_the_OS_will_offer⠀⇛
# ⚓ Indian Express ☛ How_long_will_my_2023_Android_phone_get
updated?_Top_brands_ranked_|_Technology_News_–_The_Indian
Express⠀⇛
# ⚓ Gadgets Now ☛ Android:_How_to_recover_deleted_photos_and
videos_on_Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ Lifewire ☛ How_to_View_Your_Incognito_History_on_Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ How_To_Download_Offline_Maps_For_Android_Auto⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ ChromeOS_prepares_launcher,_lockscreen,_and
Android_updates⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Google_presents_new_Android_logo_and_new
features_headed_to_all_devices_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ Gadgets Now ☛ Android:_How_to_use_common_Android_features
to_stay_productive_and_connected⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_fixes_serious_Chrome_flaw_–_PC_and_Android
owners_must_update_their_devices_now_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Wallpaper_Wednesday:_Android_wallpapers
2023-09-06_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Some_Android_Auto_users_report_bothersome
audio_issues⠀⇛
# ⚓ India Times ☛ How_To_Check_For_Spyware_On_Your_Android
Smartphone⠀⇛
# ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ Future_Android_Phones_Could_Ship_with_32_Gigs
of_RAM,_Just_When_You_Thought_24_Gigs_is_Enough⠀⇛
# ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Waiting_for_Google’s_stable_Android_14
release?_You_may_have_to_wait_some_more_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ AYANEO_Pocket_Air:_New_Android_12_gaming
handheld_now_orderable_with_5.5-inch_AMOLED_display_from
US$279_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Realme_Narzo_60x_lands_with_a_50MP_main
camera,_Android_13_and_5G_for_well_under_US$200_–
NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ Honor’s_new_5G_device_to_feature_MagicOS_7.1_and_Android
13:_Know-more_|_Technology_News_–_India_TV⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_Beta_5.3_is_here_to_fix_call
issues_and_UI_glitches_on_Pixel_devices⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android_14_Beta_5.3_Released_for_Pixel_Phones!⠀⇛
# ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ Android_14_just_got_a_last-minute_delay_to
launch_—_here’s_what’s_happening_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_14_Beta_5.3_rolling_out_with_more
Pixel_bug_fixes⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#23.36:_De-Googled_Fairphone_5,_GNOME_45
Features,_Pacman_Commands_and_More⠀⇛
Several distributions released their new versions this
week. GNOME 45 is nearing its release with devastating
news for the extensions.
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ Bogus_CVE_follow-ups⠀⇛
On August 26 I posted details here on my blog about
the bogus curl issue CVE-2020-19909. Luckily, it
got a lot of attention and triggered discussions
widely. Maybe I helped shed light on the
brittleness of this system. This was not a unique
instance and it was not the first time it happened.
This has been going on for years.
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Firefox_for_Linux_Adds_Rounded_Bottom
Corners⠀⇛
Getting official support means you’ll no
longer need to use a third-party GNOME
extension to force rounded corners in the
browser.
The change will help Firefox look more ‘at
home’ when run windowed on Ubuntu and on
other Linux distros that use GNOME and/or
ship large sets of modern GTK apps.
Here’s how Firefox (stable) looks in Ubuntu
23.10…
# ⚓ Mozilla ☛ It’s_Official:_Cars_Are_the_Worst_Product
Category_We_Have_Ever_Reviewed_for_Privacy⠀⇛
Ah, the wind in your hair, the open road
ahead, and not a care in the world… except
all the trackers, cameras, microphones, and
sensors capturing your every move. Ugh.
Modern cars are a privacy nightmare.
Car makers have been bragging about their
cars being “computers on wheels” for years to
promote their advanced features. However, the
conversation about what driving a computer
means for its occupants’ privacy hasn’t
really caught up. While we worried that our
doorbells and watches that connect to the
internet might be spying on us, car brands
quietly entered the data business by turning
their vehicles into powerful data-gobbling
machines. Machines that, because of their all
those brag-worthy bells and whistles, have an
unmatched power to watch, listen, and collect
information about what you do and where you
go in your car.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Mozilla:_It’s_Official:_Cars_Are_the_Worst
Product_Category_We_Have_Ever_Reviewed_for_Privacy⠀⇛
Proof, once again, that running Linux does
not automatically make a device privacy-
friendly.
# ⚓ Karl_Dubost:_Molly⠀⇛
Molly_passed_away_at_60.
A blog post of this nature is never easy. She
was so larger than life that she puts a print
on each of us, who have discovered the Web
early on.
My first discovery of Molly Holzschlag was
through the WebTechniques_magazine_published
from_1996_to_2002. This was a real magazine
about the Web. You would recognize early
writers like Laura Lemay, Lynda Weinman, etc.
She had a column there called Integrated
Design. She started writing it on Web
Techniques._September_1999.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ 25_Major_Car_Brands_Get_Failing_Marks
From_Mozilla_for_Security_and_Privacy⠀⇛
Mozilla has analyzed the privacy and security
of 25 major car brands and found that they
collect a lot of data and can share it or
sell it to third parties.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Every_New_Car_Is_a_‘Privacy
Nightmare,’_Mozilla_Researchers_Conclude⠀⇛
Modern cars are a “privacy nightmare” that
collect vast troves of personal data and
demand owners allow manufacturers to share or
sell highly sensitive information such as
disability status, genetic information,
facial templates, and even sexual activity,
according to a Mozilla Foundation analysis of
car company privacy policies.
o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾
# ⚓ How_to_Change_UI_Language_in_LibreOffice_and_OpenOffice⠀⇛
LibreOffice is an open-source office suite that
offers robust tools for word processing,
spreadsheet management, presentations, and more.
One of its standout features is the ability to
customize the user interface (UI) language to your
desired language preference. This feature is
particularly useful for users worldwide who prefer
working in their native language or another
language they’re comfortable with. In this article,
we’ll guide you through the simple steps of
changing the UI language in LibreOffice, so you can
enjoy a more personalized software experience.
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ LibreOffice_7.5.6_Office_Suite_Released_with
More_Than_50_Bug_Fixes⠀⇛
LibreOffice 7.5.6 is here almost two months after
the LibreOffice 7.5.5 point release and addresses a
total of 53 bugs that have been reported by users
or discovered by the LibreOffice developers in the
LibreOffice 7.5 series.
LibreOffice 7.5 arrived in February 2023 with new
features and enhancements like dark mode support,
new application and MIME-type icons, an enhanced
Single Toolbar UI, improved PDF Export, and more.
# ⚓ New_“LibreOffice_Expert”_magazines_available_for_schools
and_communities⠀⇛
Recently, Linux New Media released an updated
version of its “LibreOffice Expert” magazine, which
contains tutorials, tips and tricks about
LibreOffice. And some articles were contributed by
members of the LibreOffice community! The magazines
come with DVDs that include LibreOffice for Linux,
Windows and macOS, alongside extra templates,
extensions, videos and guidebooks.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ FSF ☛ Call_for_sessions_for_LibrePlanet_2024:_Cultivating
Community_now_open⠀⇛
The call for sessions for LibrePlanet 2024:
Cultivating Community, the sixteenth edition of the
Free Software Foundation’s (FSF) conference on
ethical technology and user freedom, is open.
# ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ Chris’s_12_Years_at_SparkFun⠀⇛
SparkFun is 20 years old this year! We’re lucky
enough to have a bunch of employees that have been
around for over 10 of those years, and we wanted to
share their reflections on their time here with
you. Today you’ll be hearing from Chris McCarty
(you may know him as One Chris Two Chris Red Chris
Blue Chris).
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ SICP ☛ I_was_wrong,_80_characters_is_fine⠀⇛
If there should be 66 non-white space characters
per line, then a line should be 66 * (average word
length + 1) / (average word length) characters long
to hold 66 non-white space characters, on average,
if it’s displaying a run of words. In English, the
average word length is about five. That gives us
79.2 characters per line.
# ⚓ Evan Hahn ☛ How_does_Swift_decode_“weird”_JSON_numbers?⠀⇛
Swift has several number types like UInt64 and
Double. Like most languages, these types can’t
represent every possible number. For example, Int16
can only represent numbers between -32768 and
32767.
The JSON specification has no such restriction.
Numbers like
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999 or
0.00000000000000000000000000000000000001 are
completely valid.
# ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ “Out_of_the_Software_Crisis”:_Making
Software⠀⇛
Hence the idea of pivoting — and acquisitions. It’s
about getting a team of people working in a system
that can generate something of value, regardless of
what the thing actually is. What is acquired (or
acui-hired) is primarily the system of people
working together and their capabilities, and only
secondarily the (by)product of their work.
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ CRAN_Download_counts⠀⇛
I really like developing software and making my own
life and work easier with it. But what I enjoy even
more is to see others actually use it! So every now
and then I look at CRAN download counts of my R
packages. I’m not in any top-10 rankings or
anything. But that was also never the point. I just
like sharing my knowledge and see others use it!
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ Seth Michael Larson ☛ Visualizing_the_CPython_Release
Process⠀⇛
Last week I met with the CPython Developer-
in-Residence and Release Manager Łukasz Langa
to discuss the release process for CPython
(detailed in PEP 101). Everything I learned
I’ve documented below and will be proposing
enhancements like introducing additional
hardening for the release process and
capturing Software Bill of Materials for the
build process and the final built artifacts.
# § Java⠀➾
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Quarkus_extensions_give_Java_dependencies
superpowers⠀⇛
Quarkus extensions are one of Quarkus’ best
hidden-in-plain-sight features. Read on to
learn how Quarkus extensions give Java
superpowers and how you can get started with
them.
§ What are Quarkus extensions?
Quarkus extensions are essentially adapter
layers for Java-based libraries or
technologies that enhance your application.
However, the scope of Quarkus extensions goes
well beyond “just” importing dependent
libraries. They can significantly increase
the application’s performance, help
developers be more productive while
developing their applications, integrate
complex dependencies much easier, and
simplify the application’s source code.
Examples of Quarkus extensions include the
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) libraries,
OpenAPI generators, Kubernetes manifest
generators, and Apache Camel components. But
there are many, many more.
§ Quarkus extensions enhance app performance
# § Rust⠀➾
# ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in
Rust_511⠀⇛
Hello and welcome to another issue of This
Week in Rust!
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o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI)
o Security
# Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
# Overpopulation
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Monopolies
# Patents
# Trademarks
# Copyrights
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Road_Salt?_Bah!_New_Roadway_Material_Promises_A_Better
Solution_To_Snow_And_Ice⠀⇛
If you’ve ever lived somewhere it gets properly cold,
you’ll know that winter’s icy grasp brings the inevitable
challenge of keeping roadways safe. While road salt and
gritting have long been the go-to solutions, their
detrimental environmental impact and the potential for
infrastructure degradation are well-documented.
o ⚓ RFA ☛ As_Ghost_Month_starts_in_China,_officials_ban_burnt
offerings⠀⇛
Government says the month’s traditions are ‘uncivilized,’
and people should take better care of the elderly
o ⚓ [Repeat] Bruce Schneier ☛ Inconsistencies_in_the_Common
Vulnerability_Scoring_System_(CVSS)⠀⇛
Shedding Light on CVSS Scoring Inconsistencies: A User-
Centric Study on Evaluating Widespread Security
Vulnerabilities.
o ⚓ Consistency_of_CVSS⠀⇛
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is a
globally known scoring system used by many companies.
With the help of CVSS, security vulnerabilities are
evaluated based on certain metrics – for example, whether
or not a user needs to be involved in an attack. CVSS is
used to calculate a score between 0 and 10, indicating
the severity of the vulnerability.
However, previous research has shown that scores of
different evaluators for the same vulnerability are
likely to differ, but little is still known about the
factors that influence the scoring. We therefore
conducted an empirical study to investigate the
consistency of CVSSv3.1.
o ⚓ Chris Coyier ☛ Julia_Evans_on_Blogging⠀⇛
If you are considering it, Julia’s other seven myths are
right on. You don’t need to be an expert. You don’t need
to be original. You don’t have to be comprehensive,
consistent, or exciting. You don’t even always have to be
right. That describes my blogging journey to a T.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ What_Are_Lasers_And_How_Do_They_Actually
Work?⠀⇛
Pew pew!
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ For_The_First_Time,_The_Roiling_Mass
Circling_a_Monster_Black_Hole_Has_Been_Measured⠀⇛
Inconceivable.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Lunar_Orbiter_Just_Spotted_The_Landing
Site_of_Chandrayaan-3⠀⇛
The site on the lunar south pole where the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made its
historic Moon landing can be seen in a new image
from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ ACLU ☛ Back-to-School_Basics:_Public_Schools_Are_Not_Sunday
Schools⠀⇛
As public-school students return to classrooms for
the new school year, some could face an unexpected
test: religious indoctrination.
Thanks to various state laws enacted during the
2023 legislative session, some schools could try to
impose official prayer, proselytizing, or other
religious messages on students. But even if state
law purports to allow these activities, the
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution does not. Public schools are not
Sunday schools, and we’ll be watching to make sure
it stays that way.
Among the top offenders we have our eye on is
Texas. Although state lawmakers narrowly failed to
enact a bill requiring the display of the Ten
Commandments in public-school classrooms, they
succeeded in passing a law that authorizes public
school districts to employ, or accept as
volunteers, chaplains who will “provide support,
services, and programs for students.” In a letter
sent to every school board throughout Texas, we
warned officials that “permitting volunteers to act
as chaplains and proselytize students in public
schools — let alone employing them — would violate
the First Amendment.”
# ⚓ The Drone Girl ☛ 9_best_drone_books_to_read_on_Sept._6,
National_Read_A_Book_Day_for_drone_enthusiasts⠀⇛
National Read a Book Day is observed annually on
September 6. In honor of the holiday, we compiled a
list of the best drone books for every type of
drone enthusiast.
Whether you are looking for drone-related fiction,
training to become a certified pilot or something
in between, we have got you covered for the best
drone-related books. Grab one, or why not indulge
in two, and prepare yourself for National Read a
Book Day with this guide to the best drone books.
# ⚓ Mat Duggan ☛ We_need_a_different_name_for_non-technical
tech_conferences⠀⇛
Over the next few days what I was to experience was
an event with some fun moments, mostly devoid of
any technical discussion whatsoever. Rarely were
talks geared towards technical staff, when
technical questions came up during the recorded
events they were almost never answered. Most
importantly there was no presentation I heard that
even remotely touched on long-known missing
features of GCP when compared to peers or roadmaps.
When I asked technical questions, often Google
employees would come up to me after the talk with
the answer, which I appreciate. But everyone at
home and in the future won’t get that experience
and miss out on the benefit.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dependence_on_Tech_Caused_‘Staggering’
Education_Inequality,_U.N._Agency_Says⠀⇛
Heavy reliance on online remote learning during the
pandemic drew attention away from more equitable
ways of teaching children at home, a UNESCO report
says.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Intel_Foundry_Services_to_Produce_Chips
for_Tower_Semiconductor⠀⇛
IFS to make chips for Tower at Fab 11X in Rio
Rancho, New Mexico.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Chinese_Netizens_Mock_U.S._Sanctions
Following_Huawei_Chip_Breakthrough⠀⇛
US sanctions and unintended consequences – China
mocks sanctions as Huawei technology looks stronger
than ever.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ What_Huawei’s_comeback_says_about_US-
China_tech_war⠀⇛
It raises questions about whether US efforts to
contain China’s geopolitical ascent have been
effective.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ U.S._Bans_Sales_of_Nvidia’s_H100,_A100
GPUs_to_Middle_East⠀⇛
U.S. Administration restricts sales of Nvidia’s
advanced compute GPUs to Middle East to counter re-
exports to China.
# ⚓ Alan Pope ☛ Alan_Pope:_ThinkPad_Z13_SSD_replacement⠀⇛
One thing I’ve loved about ThinkPad laptops for
many years, is the upgradability and repairability.
Ever since the early days, it’s been possible to
noodle around inside a ThinkPad.
Sadly, some of the modern X1/Ultrabook line, and
some others, are less upgradable than previous
generations. My year-old ThinkPad Z13 has a few
options for noodling around inside though,
including storage.
My Z13 shipped with Ubuntu out of the box. I wanted
to try something different, but didn’t want to wipe
the OS off the SSD. So I replaced the existing SSD
with one of these 256GB_Sabrent_Rocket_NVMe_SSD
devices for ~£45.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Downgrade_Your_Heathkit_H8_To_The_World’s_First
8-bit_Microprocessor⠀⇛
Typically when you’re replacing parts in an old
computer it’s either for repairs or an upgrade.
Upgrades like adding a more capable processor to an
old computer are the most common, and can help
bring an old computer a bit closer to the modern
era. [Dr. Scott M. Baker] had a different idea,
when he downgraded a Heathkit H8 from an 8080 to an
8008.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Thin_Keyboard_Fits_In_Steam_Deck_Case⠀⇛
Although some of the first Android-powered
smartphones had them and Blackberries were famous
for them, physical keyboards on portable
electronics like that quickly became a thing of the
past. Presumably the cost to manufacture is too
high and the margins too low regardless of consumer
demand. Whatever the reason, if you want a small
keyboard for your portable devices you’ll likely
need to make one yourself like [Kārlis] did for the
Steam Deck.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ PC_shipments_in_Australia,_NZ_go_backwards_in
second_quarter⠀⇛
The consumer segment of the market fell by 13.6%
year-on-year in Australia though the market grew
compared to the previous quarter.
IDC said the commercial segment increased by 2.6%
due to increased demand from government and the
education sector.
{loadposition sam08}“Rising interest rates, coupled
with increasing living expenses are restricting
consumer spending,” said Sharmishtha Bhatt, senior
researcher, Personal Computing Devices Research,
IDC Australia.
# ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Just_How_Big_–_Or_Small_–_Is_The
Quantum_Computing_Racket?⠀⇛
There is no question in our minds here at The Next
Platform that quantum computing, in some fashion,
will be part of the workflow for solving some of
the peskiest computational problems the world can
think of.
# ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Hardware_Unboxed’s_podcast,_and_benchmark
misconceptions⠀⇛
I’m enjoying the new Hardware Unboxed podcast. You
can subscribe using the link below, or you can
watch on YouTube:
YouTube_channel
Podcast_RSS_feed
I thought they raised a good point about
benchmarking:
I don’t want to make it sound like its rocket
science, but benchmarking today is significantly
more complex and difficult than it used to be. I
don’t mean that “it’s very difficult to run a
benchmark” … I mean making sure that the test
system is up to date and operating as it should be.
# ⚓ 6_Best_Programmable_&_Mechanical_Keyboards_For_Linux_(2023
Picks)⠀⇛
With Windows all keyboards are compatible but most
are with Mac as well. If we talk about Linux/Unix
then there are few which are compatible with it in
which some functions might not work at all or work
partially. These are mostly for Ubuntu, CentOS,
Debian and even Kali Linux.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Toyota_servers_ran_out_of_storage,
crashed_production_at_14_plants_in_Japan⠀⇛
Toyota has revealed a server running out of disk
space after botched maintenance was the cause of an
outage that forced it to shut down 14 manufacturing
plants across Japan last week.
“The system malfunction was caused by the
unavailability of some multiple servers (sic) that
process parts orders,” states a company
announcement posted on Wednesday.
# ⚓ Futurism ☛ Toyota_Factories_Shut_Down_When_Company_Runs_Out
of_Disk_Space⠀⇛
In simple terms, the second-biggest carmaker in the
world just had to grind production to a halt
because it ran out of storage.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ New_Drug_Reverses_Obesity_And_Lowers
Cholesterol_in_Mice_Despite_High_Fat_Diet⠀⇛
It’s custom-designed for delivery to the liver.
# ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ Learn_about_food_insecurity_during
Hunger_Action_Month⠀⇛
September is recognized as Hunger Action Month, and
MHealthy has partnered with the Maize and Blue
Cupboard to encourage faculty and staff to raise
their awareness.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China’s_reaction_to_Fukushima_water_is
economic_coercion:_US_envoy⠀⇛
Mr Emanuel said he expected the US to support Japan
if it takes China to WTO over China’s ban on
Japan’s seafood imports.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan_PM_pledges_to_help_fishing
industry_after_China_seafood_ban_over_Fukushima_treated
water⠀⇛
Japan will tap additional funds to help the fishing
industry.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia_lifts_suspension_on_live
cattle_imports_from_Australia⠀⇛
Imports were paused in August after lumpy skin
disease was found in some cattle sent to Indonesia.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Dirty_air_helps_spread_of_bacteria,_say
Malaysia_specialists⠀⇛
Parts of Malaysia are shrouded in haze with the air
quality index (AQI) hitting unhealthy levels.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘Economy’_rice_no_more:_Malaysia
restaurant_owners_looking_to_raise_prices_amid_increasing
costs⠀⇛
The cost of imported rice is going up by 36 per
cent, driven by factors including climate change
and conflicts.
# ⚓ Reason ☛ 35_Years_Ago,_a_Judge_Said_Marijuana_Did_Not
Belong_in_Schedule_I._HHS_Finally_Agrees.⠀⇛
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
last week recommended that the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) move marijuana from Schedule I
of the Controlled Substances Act, the law’s most
restrictive category, to Schedule III, which
includes prescription drugs such as anabolic
steroids and Tylenol with codeine. Thirty-five
years ago today, Francis Young, the DEA’s chief
administrative law judge, likewise concluded that
marijuana did not belong in Schedule I, which also
includes illegal drugs such as heroin, LSD,
psilocybin, and MDMA.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Covid_Continues_to_Rise,_but_Experts
Remain_Optimistic⠀⇛
An uptick in hospitalizations and deaths persists,
but the numbers are relatively low and new vaccines
are around the corner.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Can_Covid_Damage_Your_Heart?_A_Look_At
Short-_and_Long-Term_Health_Risks⠀⇛
Three years into the pandemic, the short- and long-
term risks are becoming more clear.
o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ Gizmodo’s_owner_replaced_its_Spanish_language
journalists_with_AI⠀⇛
The GMG Union, represented by the Writer’s Guild of
America, East, expressed disappointment over the
firing of Gizmodo en Español’s staff.
“Unfortunately, this move to eliminate the Español
team represents yet another broken promise from G/
O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller and Editorial Director
Merill Brown, who have repeatedly said that the
company’s AI experiments were intended to
supplement human writing, not replace it,” the
union said in a tweet.
# ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ The_Widgetification_of_Apple⠀⇛
I used to be part of these communities, which
usually involved modifying Unix window managers and
desktop environments to have dynamic information —
stats, graphs, scripts, and more. So some thoughts
on historically what’s worked well (and not so
well) for the widgetification of the desktop.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday⠀⇛
Security updates have been issued by Debian (aom
and php7.3), Fedora (freeimage and mingw-
freeimage), Scientific Linux (thunderbird), SUSE
(amazon-ssm-agent, chromium, container-suseconnect,
docker, glib2, php7, python-Django1, and rubygem-
rails-html-sanitizer), and Ubuntu (kernel, linux,
linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.4,
linux-ibm, linux-iot, linux-kvm, linux-oracle,
linux-oracle-5.4, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.2,
linux-hwe-6.2, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-
lowlatency-hwe-6.2, linux-raspi, linux, linux-aws,
linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-
hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, and linux, linux-gcp,
linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-
lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-
nvidia).
# ⚓ XSAs_released_on_2023-09-05⠀⇛
The Xen_Project has released one or more Xen
security_advisories_(XSAs).
The security of Qubes OS is not affected.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Okta_Says_US_Customers_Targeted_in
Sophisticated_Attacks⠀⇛
Okta says some of its US-based customers have been
targeted in social engineering attacks whose goal
was to disable MFA and obtain high privileges.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Ransomware_Attack_on_Fencing_Systems_Maker
Zaun_Impacts_UK_Military_Data⠀⇛
British mesh fencing systems maker Zaun discloses
LockBit ransomware attack potentially impacting
data related to UK military and intelligence sites.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Xiaohongshu:_Innocent_lifestyle_app_or_another
security_risk?⠀⇛
The Chinese social media app, which means “Little
Red Book,” has taken off in Taiwan.
# ⚓ Hackers_Using_BlueShell_Malware_to_Attack_Windows,_Linux,
and_Mac_Systems [Ed: Hosted and served by Microsoft]⠀⇛
The usage of Blueshell malware spikes up by various
threat actors to target Windows, Linux, and other
operating systems across Korea and Thailand.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Microsoft_says_Azure_breach_‘probably’_due_to
account_being_cracked⠀⇛
Nearly three months after its Azure cloud was
breached, Microsoft says the “probable” cause was
the cracking of a staff engineer’s corporate
account.
# ⚓ The_NitroPC_Pro_is_Qubes-certified!⠀⇛
It is our pleasure to announce that the NitroPC_Pro
is officially_certified for Qubes OS Release 4!
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Android_Zero-Day_Patched_With_September
2023_Security_Updates⠀⇛
Android’s September 2023 security update resolves a
high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability
exploited in malicious attacks.
# § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾
# ⚓ Cendyne Naga ☛ SSO_Sloppy,_SSO_Suspect,_SSO
Vulnerable⠀⇛
Single Sign On (SSO) improves security for
organizations and org members in their
routine access to applications required by
their role. While SSO providers resolve many
authentication risks with policies and
configuration, new forms of phishing through
providers is possible, and should be
addressed.
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ What_I_understand_about_two-
factor/multi-factor_authentication_(in_2023)⠀⇛
I am broadly a MFA (Multi-Factor
Authentication) skeptic (cf) and as a result
I don’t have much exposure to it. For reasons
beyond the scope of this entry, I’ve recently
been needing to understand more than usual
about how it works from the perspective of
people using it, so here is my current
understanding of your generally available
non-hardware options that can be used in a
desktop environment (security keys are out of
scope).
There are three generally available and used
approaches to MFA at the moment: SMS, time-
based one time passwords (TOTP), and what
I’ve heard called ‘push-based approval’ using
smartphone apps. Of these, I believe that
TOTP is the most popular, and a place that
simply talks about ‘MFA’ is probably talking
about TOTP MFA authentication, especially if
they say they support multiple smartphone
apps.
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ Government_admits_Spy_Clause_can’t
be_used_safely⠀⇛
Open Rights Group has responded to a report
that the Government has conceded that it will
not use powers to scan private messages until
it is “technically feasible” to do so.
# ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ More_than_100,000_EU_citizens_call
for_better_protection_of_their_health_data_–_and_their
voices_are_heard_in_Brussels⠀⇛
In their open letter, the signatories demand
respect for the confidentiality of their
medical records,[1] and in particular call
for a requirement to obtain the explicit
consent of patients before their health data
is shared to be used for other purposes. So
far, the negotiators in the European
Parliament are only proposing a right to
object (opt-out).
MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party), who is co-
negotiating the proposal on behalf of the
Greens/EFA group, comments on the handover of
signatures: [...]
# ⚓ Site36 ☛ Cars_collect_sensitive_information:
Automakers_want_to_sell_data_on_their_users’_sex_lives
and_religion⠀⇛
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Bespoke_Implants_Are_Real—if_You_Put_In
The_Time⠀⇛
A subset of hackers have RFID implants, but
there is a limited catalog. When [Miana]
looked for a device that would open a secure
door at her work, she did not find the
implant she needed, even though the lock was
susceptible to cloned-chip attacks. Since no
one made the implant, she set herself to the
task. [Miana] is no stranger to implants,
with 26 at the time of her talk at DEFCON31,
including a couple of custom glowing ones,
but this was her first venture into
electronic implants. Or electronics at all.
The full video after the break describes the
important terms.
# ⚓ WhichUK ☛ The_smart_device_brands_harvesting_your
data⠀⇛
With security cameras sending data to TikTok,
washing machines demanding to know your age,
and TVs watching you while you watch them,
why are our smart homes spying on us?
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ The Strategist ☛ AUKUS_sparks_a_revolution_in_Labor_defence
policy⠀⇛
Australian Labor Party debates on defence policy
are often full of passion and vigour, especially
those involving regional security, nuclear issues
and the alliance with the United States.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Indonesia_hosts_largest_military_drills_with_US,
allies_amid_superpower_tensions⠀⇛
More than 6,000 troops from seven nations will
participate in Super Garuda Shield.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_hones_anti-submarine_capabilities
amid_South_China_Sea_tensions⠀⇛
China’s military said it had recently held
intensive anti-submarine exercises in the
strategically important South China Sea as part of
efforts to hone its capabilities amid rising
maritime tensions with its neighbours and their
allies.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ US’s_Gina_Raimondo_concludes_China_visit_on_mixed
notes⠀⇛
In the latest diplomatic mission, two sides agree
on information exchange and tourism summit.
# ⚓ Defence Web ☛ ISS:_Benin_must_target_the_illicit_activities
that_enable_violent_extremism⠀⇛
Terror attacks in northern Benin have been on the
rise since 2019. These incidents, attributed to the
Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM)
and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS),
attract media and political attention, but are only
the tip of the violent extremism iceberg in Benin.
# ⚓ Defence Web ☛ SA_Navy_Chief_seeks_improved_African_maritime
security_through_cooperation,_exercises⠀⇛
SA Navy (SAN) Chief, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese,
gave delegates to last week’s IMDEC (International
Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference) in
Ghana an insight into his thinking on improving
African maritime security.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Dozens_of_soldiers_and_volunteers_killed_in
northern_Burkina_Faso_attack,_says_army⠀⇛
Fifty-three members of the security forces were
killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in
northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Facing_Threats,_U.S._Navy_Struggles_to
Modernize_Its_Ships⠀⇛
A new generation of cheaper and more flexible
vessels could be vital in any conflict with China,
but the Navy remains lashed to big shipbuilding
programs driven by tradition, political influence
and jobs.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Taiwan_or_bust⠀⇛
Some experts say China’s problems make it more
likely to risk forcefully bringing Taiwan ‘home.’
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan_makes_record_defence_spending
request_amid_tension_with_China⠀⇛
Japan’s defence ministry made a record spending
request on Thursday of 7.7 trillion yen ($52.67
billion), for fiscal 2024, the latest step of a
plan to boost defence spending by 43 trillion yen
over five years.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Philippines_rejects_China’s_expansive
sea_claims_in_latest_map⠀⇛
August 31, 2023 2:25 PM
The Philippines’ rejection followed a similar move
by Malaysia on Wednesday.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China,_former_Taiwan_ally_Nicaragua
sign_wide-ranging_free_trade_deal⠀⇛
China and Nicaragua signed a free trade agreement
(FTA) on Thursday, China’s commerce ministry said,
in confirmation of deepening economic ties since
the Central American country switched its
allegiance to Beijing from Taiwan in 2021.
# ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ The_Other_9/11_–_Chilean_Coup_50_Years_On⠀⇛
The objective was to replace a progressive,
democratically elected government by a brutal
military dictatorship.
The military coup was supported by the CIA.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger played a direct
role in the military plot.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Henry_Kissinger’s_Malevolent_Influence_Will_Be
With_Us_Long_After_He’s_Gone⠀⇛
His crimes did come up in the mainstream, only to
be dismissed as evidence of his career’s “broad
scope.” CNN ran a piece by David Andelman, a former
New York Times foreign correspondent and one-time
student of Kissinger’s at Harvard. He described
watching “in wonder” as demonstrators gathered
outside New York City’s 92nd Street YMCA to protest
a 2011 talk by the great man himself. How, he asked
himself, could they refer to Kissinger as a
“renowned war criminal”? A few years later,
Andelman added, he found himself wondering again,
as a similar set of protesters at the same venue
decried Kissinger’s “history concerning Timor-Leste
(East Timor), West Papua, Vietnam, Cambodia, Chile,
Cyprus, Bangladesh, Angola, and elsewhere.”
# ⚓ NPR ☛ Meet_the_man_leading_the_front-line_effort_in
Ukraine’s_cyber_war_with_Russia⠀⇛
Vitiuk, the head of the cyber department at
Ukraine’s top counterintelligence agency, had
already been battling Russian hackers and spies for
years. Inspired by James Bond films and a life of
adventure, he says he’d been studying all his life
for this kind of work.
But on Feb. 24, 2022, members of that agency —
Ukraine’s Security Service, or the SBU — took on
another role: physically hauling important servers
and technical infrastructure away from Kyiv to
protect it from Russian invaders.
# ⚓ The Scotsman ☛ Belgium’s_release_of_Iranian_bomb_plotter
Assadollah_Assadi_after_Tehran_regime_took_charity_worker
hostage_will_lead_to_more_terrorist_attacks_in_Europe_–
Struan_Stevenson⠀⇛
The recent release of masses of documents hacked
from Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs in Tehran
showed how the regime went into overdrive to secure
Assadi’s release by claiming diplomatic immunity.
And when that failed, they seized a Belgian charity
worker – Olivier Vandecasteele – as a hostage,
accusing him of spying and sentencing him to 40
years imprisonment, a $1 million fine, and 74
lashes. The documents illuminate how Tehran used
this tactic to negotiate the prisoner exchange with
Belgium as far back as 2021. The fact that the
Belgian government capitulated to this scandalous
blackmail, must surely rank as one of the most
reprehensible and egregious acts of appeasement of
any government since the days of the Second World
War.
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Swedish_EU_diplomat_held_in_Iran_for_over
500_days_—_Borrell⠀⇛
Iran has repeatedly targeted foreigners,
imprisoning them on charges of espionage or other
violations of national security. Several capitals
have accused Iran of practising “hostage diplomacy”
— arresting Western nationals to obtain concessions
such as the release of detained Iranians.
# ⚓ The Strategist ☛ America_needs_to_out-innovate_TikTok⠀⇛
The result is an addictive, curated experience,
which US Federal Communications Commission
commissioner Brendan Carr described as ‘digital
fentanyl’. The demand for this addictive social
media experience is, unfortunately, not going to go
away. Worse, the experience is being administered
to American TikTok users by China.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Can_Trump_be_disqualified?_The_debate_over_the
14th_Amendment.⠀⇛
Attorneys general in several states are studying a
section of the U.S. Constitution that hasn’t come
up for about 150 years: Section 3 of the 14th
Amendment.
Several conservative legal scholars have suggested
that former President Donald Trump – the front-
runner for the Republican nomination – could be
disqualified due to his actions surrounding the
Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Challenges have been
filed in several states, including Colorado, where
a lawsuit to disqualify Mr. Trump was filed
Wednesday by a watchdog group, and the
battlegrounds of New Hampshire, Arizona, and
Michigan, where a legal challenge was filed last
week.
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Trump_Faces_First_14th_Amendment
Challenge_to_His_Presidential_Bid⠀⇛
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Colorado,
Democratic and Republican voters and officials,
represented by the D.C.-based nonprofit and
nonpartisan Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in
Washington, said the 14th Amendment of the
Constitution bars Trump from returning to the Oval
Office because of his behavior on Jan. 6, 2021.
The lawsuit is based on a post-Civil War clause of
the Constitution that says anyone who has taken an
oath to uphold the Constitution – as Trump did at
his Jan. 20, 2017, inauguration – and afterward
“engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof” is barred from serving in government.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_the_Navy_Spent_Billions_on_Failed
Littoral_Combat_Ship_Program⠀⇛
In July 2016, warships from more than two dozen
nations gathered off the coasts of Hawaii and
Southern California to join the United States in
the world’s largest naval exercise. The United
Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and
others sent hundreds of destroyers, aircraft
carriers and warplanes. They streamed in long lines
across the ocean, symbols of power and prestige.
# ⚓ Site36 ☛ What_did_Bavaria’s_secret_service_knew_about_plans
for_anti-Semitic_double_murder_in_1980?⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Hit_Chinese_video_series_stokes_calls
for_British_Museum_to_return_artefacts⠀⇛
The museum holds about eight million objects from
six continents.
# § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾
# ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Ukraine’s_‘biggest_arms_supplier’
orchestrated_2014_Maidan_massacre,_witnesses_say⠀⇛
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Alarming”:_Biden_to_Supply_Depleted
Uranium_Shells_to_Ukraine_Despite_Contamination_Risks⠀⇛
The Biden administration is expected to send
armor-piercing munitions containing depleted
uranium to Ukraine as part of the latest
military aid package, even though the weapons
are radioactive and their use causes
contamination that is hazardous to human
health. It’s the latest escalation in the war
between Ukraine and Russia that
nonproliferation activists warn could
possibly lead to a nuclear confrontation. The
United Kingdom already provided Ukraine with
depleted uranium munitions earlier this year,
one of which sparked contamination fears when
it was reportedly destroyed by Russian forces
over the weekend, and the Biden
administration followed that up by sending
cluster bombs, which have been banned by an
international treaty ratified by more than
110 nations. “On top of dealing with
unexploded cluster munitions, they’re also
going to have this huge hazard of depleted
uranium to contend with, as well,” Phil
Miller, chief reporter for the independent
news outlet Declassified UK, says of the risk
to civilians.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Kim_could_be_on_his_way_to_Putin_to
deepen_ties._Why_now?⠀⇛
The prospective meeting between North Korea
and Russia comes as Russia seeks to bolster
its ammunition for its war in Ukraine, U.S.
officials say. In return, North Korea is
expected to ask for food, energy shipments,
and sophisticated weapons technologies.
# ⚓ The Strategist ☛ What_next_for_Russia’s_Wagner
mercenaries?⠀⇛
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner
private military company, joined the long
list of Russian oligarchs who’ve died since
the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_to_designate_Wagner_Group_as_terrorist
organization⠀⇛
The UK government announced Wednesday that
they would designate the Wagner Group, a
mercenary group known for their involvement
in the war in Ukraine, as a terrorist
organization. As a result of the designation,
it will be illegal for anyone within the UK
for anyone to be a member of or support the
Wagner Group.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Number_of_Wagner_fighters_in_Belarus_decreasing
–_defence_minister⠀⇛
The number of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus
is decreasing, says Defence Minister Arvydas
Anušauskas.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.K._Says_It_Will_Declare_Russia’s_Wagner
Group_A_Banned_Terrorist_Organization⠀⇛
Great Britain announced on September 6 that
it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary
group a banned terrorist organization, saying
it remains a threat to global security even
after the death of leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ India’s_rising_geopolitical
clout_will_be_tested_as_it_hosts_the_G20_summit⠀⇛
As host of the G20 leading economies this
year, India has pledged to put the concerns
of developing countries front and center and
make sure they’re not left behind. This
pledge will be put to the test this week as
world leaders arrive in New Delhi for the G20
summit, which begins Saturday. As the
grouping’s president, India also has promoted
itself as a rising global star with the
potential to bridge the gap between the West
and Russia. That stance also will be put to
the test during the summit. So far, none of
the G20 meetings this year have been able to
agree on wording about Russia’s war in
Ukraine.
# ⚓ AntiWar ☛ In_Ukraine,_the_Best_Plan_B_Is_the_Plan
Before_Plan_A⠀⇛
There is a dawning realization that the war
in Ukraine is not going to end with the
Ukrainian counteroffensive. It is not going
to end with a military victory for Ukraine,
and it is not going to end by attaining the
goals necessary to force Russia to concede
Ukraine’s key demands at the negotiating
table.
# ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Belarus_dictator_weaponizes
passports_in_new_attack_on_exiled_opposition⠀⇛
Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka has
banned the country’s embassies from issuing
or renewing passports in a move that critics
see as his latest escalation against
Belarus’s exiled pro-democracy opposition,
writes Hanna Liubakova.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_US_to_arm_Ukraine_with
controversial_depleted_uranium_munitions⠀⇛
The US on Wednesday announced it was sending
depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine,
following Britain’s lead in sending the
controversial munitions to help Kyiv push
through Russian lines in its gruelling
counteroffensive.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Blinken_announces_more_than_$1_billion_in
new_Ukraine_aid_on_visit_to_Kyiv⠀⇛
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
announced over $1 billion of new assistance
to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv Wednesday,
which he said would help Ukraine’s
counteroffensive “build momentum”. Blinken’s
visit came as a Russian strike on a market in
the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka
in the Donetsk region killed at least 17
people and wounded dozens.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Drones_Again_Strike_Ukrainian_Port
Infrastructure⠀⇛
Ukrainian port infrastructure was damaged in
another Russian drone attack early on
September 7, as Russia said drones were
downed near Moscow and two other regions.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._To_Give_Ukraine_Depleted_Uranium_Rounds
For_M1_Abrams_Tanks⠀⇛
The United States will provide depleted
uranium tank ammunition to Ukraine as part of
a $175 million aid package, the Pentagon said
on September 6.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Missile_Strike_Kills_At_Least_17_In
East_Ukraine,_Overshadowing_Blinken_Visit⠀⇛
Ukrainian officials said at least 17 people
were killed and many others wounded in a
Russian missile strike on a busy market in
the eastern city of Kostyantynivka, sparking
immediate condemnation from President
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the United Nations, and
Kyiv’s allies.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Top_U.S._Diplomat_Arrives_In_Kyiv_Just_Hours
After_Russian_Air_Attacks⠀⇛
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has
met with top Ukrainian officials in an
unannounced trip to Kyiv as he pledged U.S.
support for Ukraine’s ongoing
counteroffensive and “what it needs for the
long term.”
# ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Russian_missile_strike_on
Ukrainian_market_kills_17_as_Blinken_announces_new_$1B
aid_package⠀⇛
A Russian missile tore through an outdoor
market in eastern Ukraine, killing 17 people
and wounding dozens.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Ukraine_is_gaining_ground_in_its
counter_offensive_–_NATO’s_Stoltenberg⠀⇛
September 07, 2023 5:35 PM
Ukraine is making progress with a counter
offensive started in June to reclaim
territory seized by Russia, NATO Secretary-
General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday,
even though it was slow going due to Russian
fortifications and minefields.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Russia_says_US_supply_of_depleted
uranium_weapons_to_Ukraine_is_‘criminal’⠀⇛
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei
Ryabkov said on Thursday that the US supply
of depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine was “a
criminal act”, state media reported.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ President_Niinistö_sees_no_end_in_sight_to_war
in_Ukraine⠀⇛
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö told
reporters that the risk of the use of nuclear
arms in the conflict should be taken
seriously.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukrainians_Embrace_Cluster
Munitions,_but_Are_They_Helping?⠀⇛
The weapons, banned by most countries over
human rights concerns, are ‘not a magic
wand,’ but some Ukrainian troops say they are
making a difference in fighting Russian
forces.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia-Ukraine_War:_Southern_Russian
City_Rocked_By_Explosions⠀⇛
Russian officials said air defenses shot down
two drones over Rostov-on-Don, home to
Russia’s southern military headquarters.
Ukraine did not immediately comment.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Blinken_Visits_Ukraine_as_Russian
Missile_Strike_Kills_17⠀⇛
A Russian missile killed at least 17
civilians and wounded dozens, while Secretary
of State Antony J. Blinken vowed lasting
backing and announced a new round of aid.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Thursday_Briefing:_Blinken_Visits
Kyiv⠀⇛
Plus, the deadliest missile attack in Ukraine
in months.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russian_Missile_Strike_Leaves_Scene
of_Carnage_at_Market_in_Ukraine⠀⇛
A Russian missile strike in Kostyantynivka
that killed at least 17 and injured more than
30 others was one of the deadliest in months.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Experts:_Fraudsters_don’t_always_speak
Russian⠀⇛
Fraudsters who call victims by telephone and
try to extract bank card data sometimes speak
in Latvian, so you can no longer rely on the
sign that callers with bad intentions will
always speak Russian first of all, security
experts told Latvian Radio’s ‘How to live
better’ show September 5.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_Railways_transported_cargo_of
Russian_minister’s_wife⠀⇛
Until the end of last year, LTG Cargo, the
freight subsidiary of Lithuania’s state-owned
railway group Lietuvos Geležinkeliai
(Lithuanian Railways, LTG), had a contract
with the business of the Russian Emergency
Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov’s
spouse.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Russian_citizenship_of_man_who_fled_Lithuania
with_child_investigated_–_minister⠀⇛
The Lithuanian Migration Department is
carrying out an investigation into whether
Algirdas Švanys, who kidnapped his 9-month-
old daughter and took her to Russia’s
Kaliningrad, holds Russian citizenship.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Abducted_child_returned_from_Russia_to
Lithuania,_was_kept_in_‘terrible_conditions’⠀⇛
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ ‘Russian_Flag_Cannot_Be_At_Paris_Olympics,’
Macron_Says⠀⇛
French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on
September 6 that “the Russian flag cannot be
at the Paris Olympic Games…at a time when
Russia is committing war crimes.”
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Moldova_To_Propose_$8.6_Million_Payment_To
Gazprom_To_Settle_Debt_That_Moscow_Says_Exceeds_$700
Million⠀⇛
Moldova’s energy minister says the government
will propose that Moldovagaz, a subsidiary of
Gazprom, pay the Russian gas giant $8.6
million to settle a debt that Gazprom says is
more than $700 million.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Defense_Minister_Reportedly_Says_Parts_Of
Russian_Drone_Fell_On_Romanian_Territory⠀⇛
Parts of a Russian drone fell on Romanian
territory, Defense Minister Angel Tilvar said
on September 6, the HotNews website reported,
citing Antena 3 CNN.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Court_Dismisses_Russian_Steel_Tycoon’s_Bid
To_Avoid_EU_Sanctions⠀⇛
A European Union court has rejected an appeal
by Russian billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky to
be removed from the bloc’s sanctions list for
his alleged ties to the Kremlin.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Bangladesh_to_tackle_nuclear
power_plant_issue_in_Lavrov_visit:_officials⠀⇛
September 07, 2023 5:41 PM
Bangladesh will seek completion of the
nuclear plant Moscow is building in the South
Asian country during the Russian foreign
minister’s first-ever visit to Dhaka,
government officials said.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ NATO_does_not_see_indication_of
intentional_Russian_attack_on_Romania⠀⇛
NATO does not have any indication that drone
debris found on Romanian territory was caused
by an intentional attack launched by Moscow
against Romania, the alliance’s chief said on
Thursday.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Suspected_Russian_Drone_Debris_Found
in_Romania⠀⇛
The Romanian president, Klaus Iohannis, said
that if the wreckage was confirmed to be
Russian, it would be “a serious violation” of
a NATO member’s sovereignty.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Fossil_Fuel_Lobbyists_in_California_Are
Playing_Both_Sides_of_the_Climate_Crisis⠀⇛
The same fossil fuel lobbyists pulling out all the
stops to defeat game-changing climate legislation
in California this month are simultaneously
collecting checks from dozens of cities and
counties in the state being pummeled by the climate
crisis, as well as major environmental and clean-
energy groups pushing state lawmakers to adopt
solutions, the Lever has learned.
In other words, powerful California lobbying firms
— including those with ties to Gov. Gavin Newsom
and other state Democratic leaders — are
effectively acting as double agents for both the
culprits of climate change and its victims,
according to F Minus, a new climate group that
reviewed thousands of state registrations for a
database exposing the lobbying connections.
# ⚓ El País ☛ US_warns_of_‘deadly’_bacteria_in_warming_waters
near_Gulf_of_Mexico_and_East_Coast⠀⇛
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) has issued a health advisory warning that
“many people with V. vulnificus wound infection
require intensive care or surgical tissue removal.”
Severe cases might require “amputation of the
infected limb.”
At least six people have died in the East Coast
after being infected, said the CDC. The agency
noted that about 150–200 V. vulnificus infections
are reported each year and about one in five people
with the infection die, “sometimes within 1–2 days
of becoming ill.”
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ UN_warns_of_‘climate_breakdown’_after
record_heat⠀⇛
Scientists have said the burning of coal, oil and
natural gas for human activity is driving ever-
higher temperatures around the globe as greenhouse
gases accumulate in the atmosphere and hold in
heat. This year, El Nino, a temporary warming of
parts of the Pacific Ocean that occurs naturally,
has also played a role in raising the global
temperature.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ US_to_ban_drilling_for_oil,_gas_in_Alaska
refuge,_reversing_Trump-era_leases⠀⇛
“As the climate crisis warms the Arctic more than
twice as fast as the rest of the world, we have a
responsibility to protect this treasured region for
all ages,” he said in a statement.
# ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Pace_of_increase_in_CO2_concentration_has
increased_three-fold:_report⠀⇛
In 2022, there were on average 417 parts per
million (ppm) of the planet-warming gas in the air,
up 2.2 ppm from the year before, according to the
annual State of the Climate report led by
scientists from the US National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
# ⚓ [Old] (August 31, 2023 9:58 AM) The Straits Times ☛ China
issues_highest_typhoon_warning_as_Saola_moves_towards_Hong
Kong⠀⇛
China Railway has suspended several major train
lines and Shanghai halted trains heading to
Guangdong.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Remnants_of_Typhoon_Haikui_cause_floods
in_south-eastern_China⠀⇛
The rainfall overnight broke 12-year-old records in
Fuzhou city.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Typhoon_Saola_Approaches_Southern_China⠀⇛
The tropical cyclone was expected to make landfall
late Friday or early Saturday. Another typhoon was
forecast to hit China’s east coast on Sunday.
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Super_Typhoon_Saola_approaches_Hong
Kong_–_T3_storm_signal_by_Thurs_afternoon,_as_China_issues
highest_alert⠀⇛
The Hong Kong Observatory says it will issue the T3
Strong Wind Signal between 3 pm and 5 pm on
Thursday as Tropical Cyclone Saola moves towards
the city.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Kenyan_Activist_at_Africa_Climate_Summit:
Fund_Green_Transition_on_Continent_&_Phase_Out_Fossil_Fuels⠀⇛
As the Africa Climate Summit wraps up in Nairobi,
we get an update from Kenyan climate justice
organizer Eric Njuguna. He says the focus by
Western leaders and multinational companies on
establishing carbon markets in Africa amounts to a
“ticket to pollute” without directly addressing the
need to phase out fossil fuels. Njuguna says a key
demand from activists is to create access to
climate financing without new debt burdens on the
continent’s governments. “Africa is bearing the
brunt of the climate crisis and people are dying,”
says Njuguna.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Several_dead,_missing_in_flooding_after_Storm
Daniel_pounds_Greece_for_second_day⠀⇛
At least three people died and four were missing on
Wednesday after torrential rain flooded homes and
businesses and destroyed infrastructure in
central Greece, the fire brigade said.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ NL Times ☛ Amsterdam_public_transport_faces_fewer
changes_in_2024_than_initially_feared⠀⇛
The Amsterdam public transport company GVB
unveiled its 2024 Transport Plan on Tuesday.
Despite initial plans that revealed major
changes in the number of trams, buses, and
metros running, the final plan shows that
only a few routes will be shortened or
relocated.
# ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Cryptocurrency_Startup_Loses
Encryption_Key_for_Electronic_Wallet⠀⇛
I can’t understand why anyone thinks these
technologies are a good idea.
# ⚓ 404 Media ☛ ‘The_Wallet_Event’:_[Cryptocurrency]
Startup_Bankrupt_After_Losing_Password_to_$38.9_Million
Physical_[Cryptocurrency]_Wallet⠀⇛
Prime Trust pitches itself as a
[cryptocurrency] fintech company designed to
help other startups offer [cryptocurrency]
retirement plans, know-your-customer
interfaces, ensure liquidity, and a host of
other services. It says it can help companies
build [cryptocurrency] exchanges, payment
platforms, and create stablecoins for its
clients. The company has not had a good few
months. In June, the state of Nevada filed to
seize control of the company because it was
near insolvency. It was then ordered to cease
all operations by a federal judge because it
allegedly used customers’ money to cover
withdrawal requests from other companies.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_Computer_That_Controlled_Chernobyl⠀⇛
When you think of Chernobyl (or Chornobyl,
now), you think of the nuclear accident, of
course. But have you ever considered that
where there is a nuclear reactor, there is a
computer control system? What computers were
in control of the infamous reactor?
[Chornobyl Family] has the answer in a
fascinating video documentary you can see
below.
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Study_debunks_“opposites_attract”
myth:_Birds_of_a_feather_do_flock_together⠀⇛
A new study conducted by the University of
Colorado Boulder challenges the age-old
notion that “opposites attract.” The
comprehensive analysis, which examined data
from millions of couples over more than a
century and across more than 130 traits,
found that similarity often draws people
together in relationships.
The study, published on August 31 in the
journal Nature Human Behaviour, not only
debunks the popular belief that dissimilar
individuals are more likely to form romantic
bonds but also sheds light on the underlying
forces shaping human relationships.
# ⚓ ADF ☛ To_Disrupt_China’s_Wildlife_Trafficking,
Enforcement_Targets_the_‘Top_of_the_Pyramid’⠀⇛
In the video call, smuggler Phan Quan made it
clear: He needed 20 metric tons of pangolin
scales shipped to him in Vietnam. The
authorities had seized his previous shipment.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ 3_sailors_reach_land_safely
after_sharks_nearly_sink_their_catamaran_in_the_Coral
Sea⠀⇛
Three round-the-world sailors have reached
land safely after sharks nearly sank their
catamaran in the Coral Sea. Both of the
inflatable hulls on their 30-foot boat were
damaged by what were thought to be
cookiecutter sharks. It’s a small species not
considered dangerous to people. The
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
coordinated the rescue of the sailors after
they activated an emergency beacon on
Wednesday. A freight ship landed them at a
Sunshine Coast harbor on Thursday.
# § Overpopulation⠀➾
# ⚓ Overpopulation ☛ Procreation_and_Consumption_in_the
Real_World⠀⇛
The cause of global environmental decline is
clear: an immense and rapidly growing human
economy, which was twenty-five times larger
at the end of the twentieth century than it
was at the beginning. Our carbon emissions
are a function of feeding, clothing, housing,
warming, cooling, transporting, and amusing
unprecedented numbers of people in
unprecedented luxury with unprecedently
powerful technologies. So are the habitat
loss and degradation driving biodiversity
loss. Ocean acidification, excessive
freshwater withdrawals, toxins poisoning
soils and waters; in every case, immense
human economic demands are driving the rush
past boundaries for biospheric health.
The obvious solution is to decrease the size
of the human economy. Under the “if you find
yourself in a hole, quit digging” principle,
we might at least pause our ceaseless scaling
it up. Unfortunately, humanity has built a
powerful global economy around the primary
goal of rapid, continuous growth. People want
their economic demands met, not questioned,
and there are more of us than ever—billions
more. Furthermore, a dominant economic
ideology espouses the possibility, necessity,
and goodness of endless growth. Yet
realistically, without limiting growth,
global environmental decline will continue.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ The Hill ☛ Roku_cutting_hundreds_of_jobs,_limiting_new
hiring⠀⇛
U.S.-based streaming company Roku is planning to
cut hundreds of positions in its workforce and slow
down its hiring process in an effort to boost
profits after a series of quarterly losses.
In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
filing Wednesday, Roku, which specializes in audio
and video manufacturing, said it plans to lay off
10 percent of its workforce, or approximately 360
people.
# ⚓ Domtar_shutting_down_Espanola_mill,_450_jobs_to_be
affected⠀⇛
After years of operating losses and high costs,
Domtar Corporation (Domtar) is shuttering its
Espanola, Ont., pulp and paper mill — affecting
approximately 450 employees.
In a news release on Sept. 6, the manufacturer
announced that the facility will close in early
October. Following the mill’s closure, the paper
machines will be “shut down by early November.”
“The Espanola mill has been challenged for some
time now,” Steve Henry, president of Domtar paper
and packaging, said in the release.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia_seeks_return_of_ex-Goldman
banker_convicted_in_1MDB_case⠀⇛
It wants Roger Ng to return to Malaysia for trial
before starting his US prison sentence.
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Swedish_Investigatory_Report_Reveals
Spotify_as_Money-Laundering_‘ATM_for_Criminal_Gangs’⠀⇛
He explained that gangs would convert their dirty
money into Bitcoin and then use the cryptocurrency
to pay people who sold fake streams on Spotify —
many of whom they meet on Facebook. Those people
“made sure we ended up at the top of the charts,”
he said, noting that the fake streams would lead to
a noticeable uptick in legitimate streams. Higher
streams then lead to higher payouts from Spotify.
“Spotify has become a bank machine for the gangs.
There’s a direct link to the gangs and the deadly
violence,” an investigative police officer who
wished to remain anonymous told Svenska Dagbladet.
Police data reveals that in 2022, Sweden registered
90 blasts, another 101 cases of attempted bombings
or preparations for bombings, and 91 shootings, 62
of which were fatal.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Climate_Change_Imperils_US_Farmworkers⠀⇛
As average temperatures increase and heat waves
strike the United States, the heat stress on
farmworkers is getting worse.
# ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Strengthening_financial_inclusion_in_the
Caribbean:_Treating_correspondent_banking_relationships_as_a
public_good⠀⇛
To bolster financial inclusion in the Caribbean,
the United States must treat corresponding banking
relationships as a public good.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_central_bank_publishes_major_crisis
advice⠀⇛
The Latvian central bank, Latvijas Banka (LB) said
September 7 it is advising people to familiarise
themselves with what to expect if a major crisis
hits the country, and has published a booklet
containing advice.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ CYBER:_Hot_Labor_Summer⠀⇛
From the Hollywood strike to the teamsters, labor
movements in the U.S. are having a moment.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Ex-Malaysian_PM’s_wife_Rosmah_files
application_to_strike_out_money_laundering,_tax_evasion
charges⠀⇛
The charges against her are baseless, defective and
premature, said Rosmah.
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kongers_step_up_calls_for_UK_sanctions_despite
climate_of_fear⠀⇛
Campaign groups are putting up posters in British
universities, only to see them torn down overnight.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Maldives_election:_could_be_key_for
China,_India_rivalry⠀⇛
A presidential election in the Maldives on Saturday
could be decisive in determining whether China or
India win a competition for influence over the tiny
Indian Ocean island chain.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Australia_and_China_open_their_first
high-level_dialogue_in_3_years_in_a_sign_of_a_slight_thaw⠀⇛
Australia and China have started their first high-
level dialogue in three years in a sign of a slight
thaw to relations between countries that have
clashed on human rights, COVID-19 and trade. The
head of the Australia delegation said he welcomed
the positive developments but there was more work
to do. The dialogue that opened in Beijing on
Thursday will focus on trade, people-to-people
links and security. China’s former Foreign Minister
Li Zhaoxing said the two countries should work
together while adhering to the liberalization of
trade. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
also met with China’s Premier Li Qiang at a
regional summit. His office said Albanese would
visit China later this year at the invitation of
China’s leader Xi Jinping.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ China’s_exports_and_imports_fall_in
August_as_weak_global_demand_keeps_its_economy_under
pressure⠀⇛
Chinese exports and imports both fell in August,
reflecting tepid global demand that is adding to
pressures on its slowing economy. Customs data
released Thursday showed exports for August slumped
8.8% from a year earlier, while imports slid 7.3%.
The total trade surplus for the world’s No. 2
economy shrank to $68.4 billion from $80.6 billion
in July. China’s trade has been slowing for two
years, sapped by a weakening global economy and by
a lackluster recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the declines in August were less severe than in
July. China’s exports to the U.S. fell 17% in
August from a year earlier, while exports to
Southeast Asia dropped 13%.
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Justice_or_Persecution?_The_Trump_Dilemma⠀⇛
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 12 p.m.
Eastern for a discussion of the Trump indictments
with Ilya Somin of the Volokh Conspiracy.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ New_law_will_allow_Beijing_to_seize_foreign
government_assets⠀⇛
The Foreign State Immunity Law takes China’s ‘Wolf
Warrior’ diplomacy a step further.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Roadmap_to_roiled_relations⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China’s_Li_promotes_greater_cooperation
with_Indonesia⠀⇛
It wants to expand cooperation in various areas
including green energy, digital economy and AI.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ China-Tanzania_Forum,_+100_Chinese_Investors_to
Attend⠀⇛
Leodegar Tenga, CTI executive director, said
Tanzanian industrialists looked forward to
attending the forum, stressing that China is a
perfect partner when it comes to the development of
an industrial economy.
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ EU_imposes_stricter_rules_on_‘gatekeeper’
tech_giants⠀⇛
The designated companies will have to comply with
the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to
ensure greater competition in the EU’s digital
market. It entered into force in November 2022.
While the DMA includes rules for gatekeepers, the
EU has only specified now who these gatekeepers
will be.
To comply with the legislation, the companies will
have to ensure that their services are compatible
with competitors’ products, and are obliged to
share data with them, among other things. Compiling
user data from different sources will only be
allowed with explicit user consent.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ EU_hits_Apple,_Meta_and_other_tech_‘gatekeepers’
with_new_regulations⠀⇛
The latest announcement is a milestone in the
application of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which
will force the largest firms to change their ways
under a checklist of dos and don’ts and, regulators
hope, create a fairer market.
Observers say the law could open a new battlefront
between digital titans and the European Union as
some companies consider launching legal challenges.
The European Commission, the EU’s powerful
antitrust body, named 22 “core platform” services
belonging to five US tech behemoths identified as
“gatekeepers” — Google parent Alphabet, Amazon,
Apple, Meta, Microsoft — and China’s ByteDance.
# ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Why_the_Government’s_Bill_C-18_Draft
Regulations_Are_Stacked_Against_Small,_Independent,_and
Digital-First_Media_Outlets⠀⇛
The problems with government’s Bill C-18 draft
regulations involve more than just what amounts to
a 4% link tax on Google and Meta alongside little
effort to ensure the resulting revenues are used to
support spending on journalists and news content.
As noted in previous posts, the draft regulations
put an end to the claim that the Online News Act
involves compensation for news creation since the
standards are now simply a function of Internet
platform revenues, not news production costs. Given
the global implications of a 4% tax on revenues to
support media, that approach likely further cements
Meta’s decision to comply with the law by stopping
news links and increases the chances that Google
follows suit.
# § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australia’s_COVID_agitators
inject_misinformation_into_Indigenous_Voice_vote⠀⇛
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Woman_Found_Responsible_for_Internet_Harassment_in
Canada_Loses_Defamation_Suit_Against_N.Y._Times⠀⇛
From today’s decision by Judge Paul Oetken in Atas
v. N.Y. Times Co.: Plaintiff Nadire Atas,
proceeding pro se, brings this action against
Defendants The New York Times Company [and others],
alleging defamation. According to Atas, The
Times—through news articles, podcast episodes, and
interviews of its journalists—defamed her by
describing her as a mentally ill…
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Responding_to_Reader_Comments_on_The_Five_Internet
Rights⠀⇛
Seven-layer stacks, messy anecdotes, and the
conservative case for net neutrality.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_considers_law_banning_clothes
that_‘hurt_feelings’_of_others⠀⇛
People could face jail time and fines who offend
the government’s sensibilities by wearing the wrong
clothing.
# ⚓ Sparrow Media ☛ Elon_Musk_Escalates_Speech-Chilling_Attacks
on_His_Critics⠀⇛
“Elon Musk’s professed commitment to free speech is
nothing more than fig leaf flapping in the wind,”
said Media Matters Chairman and CEO Angelo
Carusone. “For Musk, it’s always been about
morphing Twitter into a free for all that enables
extremists and promotes his red-pilled worldview.
Rarely does a day go by where Musk does not further
expose himself as a volatile and petty hypocrite.
“We know that Musk is going to continue to ratchet
up the temperature on the simmering cauldron of
deceit and hate that Twitter has become.
Accordingly, the most important question isn’t what
Musk will do next, it’s what will Twitter’s few
remaining big-name advertisers and business
partners do now? Continuing to support Twitter in
its current state is akin to actively financing
hate. It’s also a truly bizarre decision given that
it’s only a matter of time before they inevitably
get scorched by the noxious stew that Musk is
cooking.”
# ⚓ Tedium ☛ The_Barenaked_Truth⠀⇛
When an artist brings up cancel culture, it’s
usually because they’re super-edgy or deeply
political. So why are the Barenaked Ladies doing
it?
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Two-Thirds_of_College_Students_Think_Shouting_Down
A_Public_Speaker_Can_Be_Acceptable⠀⇛
Even at schools with solid speech policies, many
students show little tolerance for opposing
political beliefs.
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ The_law_should_not_determine_what_is_true
in_history⠀⇛
The government’s statement against racism declared
that the denial of the Holocaust would be
criminalised in Finland’s legislation. Prohibiting
the public use of Nazi symbols is a contemporary
concern, and celebrating the memory of Holocaust
victims is undoubtedly a commendable idea. However,
criminalising Holocaust denial presents a different
kind of issue. It is not primarily a question of
freedom of speech because this right is not
absolute and cannot legitimise hate speech.
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Myanmar_jails_journalist_for_20_years_over
cyclone_reporting⠀⇛
Myanmar is one of the world’s most dangerous places
for journalists according to advocacy groups.
Activists at the Detained Journalist Group report
that over 150 journalists have been arrested, and
four media workers have lost their lives since the
coup.
# ⚓ CPJ ☛ Myanmar_Now_photojournalist_Sai_Zaw_Thaike_sentenced
to_20_years_in_prison_on_multiple_charges⠀⇛
“His sentencing is yet another indication that
freedom of the press has been completely quashed
under the military junta’s rule, and shows the
hefty price independent journalists in Myanmar must
pay for their professional work,” Myanmar Now
Editor-in-Chief Swe Win said in a statement.
Military authorities raided Myanmar Now’s office in
Yangon shortly after the February 2021 coup and
later revoked the independent news outlet’s
publishing license, those reports said.
# ⚓ CPJ ☛ Three_more_journalists_arrested_under_Ethiopia’s
state_of_emergency⠀⇛
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday
expressed deep concern about the arrest of three
journalists only weeks after Ethiopia declared a
state of emergency and called on authorities to
promptly release all members of the press detained
for their work.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ Global News CA ☛ Canada’s_tech_sector_latest_industry_to
experience_shift_away_from_remote_work⠀⇛
When Heather Aleinik was laid off from Shopify Inc.
last summer, it was “one of the biggest curveballs”
of her career.
The now 29-year-old Calgary woman had discovered
remote work was conducive to her neurodivergence
and love of travel while at the Ottawa-based e-
commerce company, which launched a remote work
policy at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic – a
policy it claimed would be permanent.
Aleinik eventually found a new job at a software
firm advertising a “five-year remote commitment,”
but just as she started to get comfortable, the
company built a new office in Florida and its CEO
started extolling the benefits of working on-site.
She quit just before employees living near the
office were ordered back three days a week.
# ⚓ New_accusation_to_imprisoned_Kurdish_women_politicians:
‘Producing_alcohol_in_prison’⠀⇛
A lawsuit has been filed against Ayla Akat Ata,
Ayşe Yağcı, Dilek Yağlı, Meryem Adıbelli, and
Pervin Oduncu, accusing them of “producing ethyl
alcohol” requesting imprisonment of one to three
years.
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ UK_foreign_secretary_says_he_raised
human_rights_concerns_on_China_visit⠀⇛
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he
had raised human rights concerns at “every single
one” of his meetings with top Chinese officials, as
he made a state visit to Beijing on Wednesday.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Remembering_enforced_disappearance_victims_in_Asia⠀⇛
Tibetans, Uyghurs and Burmese are among the many
victims of enforced disappearances in Asia.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Mass_Hunger_Strike_in_Bahrain_Prison_Sets
Off_Rare_Protests⠀⇛
In a kingdom that crushed an Arab Spring uprising
more than a decade ago, prisoners are now on hunger
strike to demand better conditions, fueling
protests in support of their cause.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Stop_tourism_of_Xinjiang,_Uyghur_advocacy_group
says⠀⇛
By offering tours, travel agencies are implicitly
supporting China’s repression of Uyghurs, it says.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Workers_Plow_Through_Great_Wall_of_China,
Leaving_a_Hole⠀⇛
The pair, a 38-year-old man and 55-year-old woman,
used an excavator to widen an existing gap and make
a shortcut, the authorities said.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Rural_police_forces_are_closing._We_don’t_need
them,_residents_say.⠀⇛
Staffing difficulties continue to challenge small-
town police departments. A combination of factors,
from police criticism to the pandemic to low
salaries, are among the reasons why more police are
leaving forces.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ China_arrests_former_National_Religious_Affairs
Administration_head_for_allegedly_accepting_bribes⠀⇛
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate announced
Monday that China has arrested Cui Maohu, former
head of its National Religious Affairs
Administration, over bribe-taking suspicions. The
Supreme People’s Procuratorate is China’s highest
prosecutorial organ.
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Great_Wall_of_shame:_two_held_after
smashing_hole_in_China_landmark⠀⇛
Two people have been detained after using an
excavator to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China,
state broadcaster CCTV said.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Activist_wins_partial_victory_in_Hong_Kong_same-sex
marriage_appeal⠀⇛
The court says the city must provide a legal
framework for the recognition of same-sex
relationships.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_students_to_go_on_more_‘red’_study_trips_to
mainland_China⠀⇛
The government expands a program of compulsory
school trips as universities follow suit.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “A_Political_Prosecution”:_61_Cop_City
Opponents_Hit_with_RICO_Charges_by_Georgia’s_Republican_AG⠀⇛
Georgia is intensifying its crackdown against
opponents of Cop City, with the state’s Republican
attorney general announcing sweeping indictments of
61 people on racketeering charges over protests and
other activism related to the $90 million police
training facility planned to be built in Atlanta.
The RICO charges were approved by the same grand
jury that indicted former President Trump and 18
others on RICO charges in the same county by the
Democratic district attorney, and come after many
of the same people were earlier charged with
domestic terrorism and money laundering as part of
the Stop Cop City movement, which is still seeking
to block construction of the new police complex.
“They are choosing to use the legal process in an
essentially violent way to target protesters,” says
attorney Devin Franklin with the Southern Center
for Human Rights, which is organizing legal
representation for the defendants in the case. We
also speak with Keyanna Jones, a Stop Cop City
organizer with Community Movement Builders, who
notes the indictments are dated from May 25, 2020,
the day Minneapolis police killed George Floyd.
“Since that date, this country has been upended by
governments across the nation trying to build Cop
Cities in order to quell protest,” says Jones. “The
government is simply upset that people seek to …
use their First Amendment right to protest when we
see injustice coming from those in authority.”
# ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ NLRB_rules_that_any_union_busting_means
automatic_union_recognition⠀⇛
At issue in Cemex was what the NLRB should do about
employers that violate labor law during union
drives. For decades, even the most flagrantly
illegal union-busting was met with a wrist-slap.
For example, if a boss threatened or fired an
employee for participating in a union drive, the
NLRB would typically issue a small fine and order
the employer to re-hire the worker and provide
back-pay.
Everyone knows that “a fine is a price.” The NLRB’s
toothless response to cheating presented an easily
solved equation for corrupt, union-hating bosses:
if the fine amounts to less than the total,
lifetime costs of paying a fair wage and offering
fair labor conditions, you should cheat – hell,
it’s practically a fiduciary duty: [...]
# ⚓ Truthdig ☛ Cop_City_Protestors_Hit_With_RICO_Charges_in
Latest_Act_of_Political_Repression⠀⇛
Stop Cop City organizers have fought for years to
halt the construction of the massive police and
fire training facility. Opponents have expressed
concern that it will lead to further police
militarization, while also destroying several acres
of forestland that they say are crucial to the
area’s climate resiliency. In January, Georgia
State Police officers shot and killed activist
Manuel “Tortuguita” Paez Terán while clearing out a
protest encampment in the forest. Authorities claim
Paez Terán fired on officers first, but Paez
Terán’s family has contested this narrative. An
independent autopsy released by the family in March
showed that Paez Terán’s hands were raised at the
time of the shooting.
The state’s use of RICO charges against Stop Cop
City activists marks the latest escalation in an
increasingly authoritarian crackdown on the protest
movement. Earlier this year, prosecutors with the
DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office and the
Fulton County District Attorney’s Office filed
domestic terrorism charges against 42 Cop City
protesters, many of whom are also named in the RICO
indictment. One of the people hit with RICO charges
had previously been arrested for handing out fliers
calling one of the officers involved in Paez
Terán’s killing a murderer.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Researchers_Gave_Unhoused_People_$7,500.
What_Happened_Next_Is_Incredible.⠀⇛
For now, Zhao says the takeaway from the study is,
“For people who pass the screening criteria in our
study, the policy implication is that government
should increase the income assistance for these
folks so they can get back into housing and get
their life back.”
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_APAN_56⠀⇛
Che-Hoo Cheng gave the APNIC Report at APAN 56,
held in Colombo, Sir Lanka from 21 to 25 August
2023.
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ APNIC_celebrates_30_years:_Part_2_—_First_light,
notes_on_the_APNIC_origin_story⠀⇛
Find out how APNIC grew to a community of 24,000
participants across 56 economies.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ I Programmer ☛ Google_Turns_25⠀⇛
At the end of September 2023 Google will officially
celebrate its 25th birthday. In fact the day itself
has already come and gone as it was on September
4th, 1998 that Google was founded by Larry Page and
Sergey Brin.
From today’s perspective it is difficult to imagine
a world without either the Google search engine or
the World Wide Web – a combination that has brought
untold convenience to individuals, businesses and
governments.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Its_First_Monopoly_Trial_of_Modern
Internet_Era,_U.S._Sets_Sights_on_Google⠀⇛
The Justice Department has spent three years over
two presidential administrations building the case
that Google illegally abused its power over online
search to throttle competition. To defend itself,
Google has enlisted hundreds of employees and three
powerful law firms and spent millions of dollars on
legal fees and lobbyists.
On Tuesday, a judge in U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia will begin considering their
arguments at a trial that cuts to the heart of a
long-simmering question: Did today’s tech giants
become dominant by breaking the law?
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Google_Turns_to_a_Steady_Old_Hand_to_Fight
Antitrust_Charges⠀⇛
Now, Google and its parent company, Alphabet, are
facing their most significant legal challenge. They
are preparing to face off next week in federal
court against the Justice Department and a
collection of states, which claim the tech giant
illegally abused its monopoly power to keep its
search engine on top.
The Justice Department has argued that Google
illegally used agreements with phone makers like
Apple and Samsung, as well as internet browsers
like Mozilla, to be the default search engine for
their users, preventing smaller rivals from getting
access to that business.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ EU_designates_six_tech_giants_as
gatekeepers_under_DMA_law⠀⇛
The European Commission today designated Alphabet
Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., ByteDance Ltd.,
Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. as
gatekeepers under the European Union’s DMA
legislation, making them subject to more stringent
regulatory requirements.
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Brazil:_how_to_successfully_amend_claims
during_patent_examination⠀⇛
In Brazil amendments to claims are possible if the patent
applicant can show the changes are limited to the matter
initially disclosed in the patent application (Article 32
of Patent Statute 9,279 of 1996). Thus, like most other
countries, Brazilian patent law contains a prohibition
against added matter.
o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Bird_&_Bird_strengthens_Paris_patent_litigation_practice
[Ed: JUVE publishes pure SPAM for Team UPC. This is paid-for
garbage. JUVE also promotes the illegal Team UPC. It's a
facilitator of abuse disguised as "news".]⠀⇛
Over the past three years, Thierry Lautier (41) has built
up Reed Smith’s patent litigation practice in Paris. With
his legal and engineering background in optics and
electronics, he works for companies in the digital
communication and automotive industries, among others.
o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Navigating_Claim_Construction_and
Broadening_Amendments:_Lessons_from_Sisvel_v._Sierra_Wireless⠀⇛
In 2019, Sisvel began asserting its U.S. Patent Nos.
7,433,698 and 8,364,196 against cell phone makers,
wireless chip suppliers, and cellular network operators.
These patents claim methods and systems for exchanging
frequency information between a mobile station and a
mobile switching center to facilitate switching a mobile
device’s connection point within a cellular network.
Several defendants petitioned the Patent Trial and Appeal
Board (PTAB) for inter partes review (IPR), arguing that
the challenged claims were invalid as anticipated and/or
obvious based on prior art references. The PTAB
instituted IPR and ultimately issued final written
decisions concluding that the claims were unpatentable.
See IPR2020-01070, Paper No. 31 (PTAB Nov. 8, 2021);
IPR2020-01071, Paper No. 30 (PTAB Nov. 8, 2021).
* § Trademarks⠀➾
o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ Recommended_Reading:_“FIFTY_YEARS_OF_McCARTHY_ON
TRADEMARKS”⠀⇛
The latest issue of the The Trademark Reporter includes a
Commentary [pdf here]. by Professor J. Thomas McCarthy on
the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of his
treatise, McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition.
The treatise has been relied on as an authority in over
8,000 judicial decisions, including in eighteen U.S.
Supreme Court opinions.
* § Copyrights⠀➾
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Look_Out,_Hybe_—_K-Pop_Agency_Attrakt_Draws
$7.5_Million_Investment,_Announces_‘New_Girl_Group_Project’⠀⇛
Just days after Geffen and Hybe announced the (potential)
members of their long-awaited girl group, K-pop firm
Attrakt has teased a new girl group of its own and
secured a reported $7.5 million investment. Seoul-
headquartered Attrakt, the agency behind Fifty Fifty,
just recently scored the multimillion-dollar investment
and informed fans of the forthcoming girl group.
o ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ A_Tale_of_Two_Global_Challenges:_Climate
research_is_not_as_open_as_COVID-19_research⠀⇛
We now know over 90,000 preprints¹ have been posted to
various preprint servers since January 2020 and a new
preprint by Lariviére et al. (2023) found that 79.9% of
COVID-19 papers between January 2020² and December 2021
are open access. So if researchers recognized and
responded to the need for rapid, open access to COVID-19
research, what about other global challenges?
o ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ Anya_Kamenetz_to_Keynote_CC_Global_Summit
2023⠀⇛
We have an incredible group of people lined up to be
keynote speakers at the 2023 CC Global Summit, to be held
3–6 October in Mexico City. In our first announcement, we
welcome writer Anya Kamenetz, who will close the Summit
with a keynote that grows out of her work as a
journalist, and now, activist focused on climate
education for children.
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Streaming_Services_Must_Pay_Late_Fees_on
Mechanical_Licenses,_US_Copyright_Office_Rules⠀⇛
The US Copyright Office has ruled that streaming services
must pay late fees on royalty payments in connection with
the Music Modernization Act’s blanket mechanical license.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal/Opinions
o Politics_and_World_Events
o Technology_and_Free_Software
# Internet/Gemini
# Programming
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾
# ⚓ ABCGUSM_Wordo:_BULGY⠀⇛
# ⚓ Moving⠀⇛
When we are full, we’re dull and yawning.
The best of days is one of longing.
There is a goal, and we see through it,
and yet the journey’s why we do it.
# ⚓ Mother_Dirt⠀⇛
I am on my last bottle of this concoction. What
will I do when it’s gone?
This is not an advertorial, or in any way
sponsored. It’s a lamentation for a product that is
no longer available. Was it snake oil? Maybe.
Some years ago my partner found this weird odorless
concoction that you spritz on your armpits and go
around all day smelling like a baby, even when
sweaty. And it seemed to work.
o § Politics and World Events⠀➾
# ⚓ The_Hope_Pushers⠀⇛
I see people who don’t fight climate change because
they’re hopeless and despairing and I see people
who don’t fight climate change because they
underestimate the danger and urgency.
(Talking to Czege about this yesterday and he
misunderstood me as
saying it was only those two kinds of people. No,
no, I see
plenty of people actively doing their best, keep it
up, that’s
great.)
I see plenty of both of these two problems, but I
see—anecdata alert—far, far more of the second
category.
# ⚓ Twitter_and_the_ADL_and_Dogwhistles⠀⇛
It might just be me, but claiming you’re not
antisemitic, while at the same time claiming
there’s a shadowy organization, that just happens
to be Jewish, and that’s “responsible for most of
our revenue loss”, seems to be a bit of a
contradiction. It’s pretty clear what Musk is doing
here. And what he’s doing is, to be clear, tying
the ADL to traditional antisemitic narratives about
Jews, the media, money, power, and control. Even if
you give him the greatest benefit of the doubt (and
why would you extend that to billionaires?),
unintentional antisemitism is still, well, you
guessed it.
Musk has become, in some people’s estimation, the
most powerful antisemite in the world. And the ADL
in the past few days has become the number one
trending topic on the platform. Think about it: all
kinds of people – boomers, octogenarians, young
teens, all of ‘em – are going to get antisemitic
tweets boosted into their timelines. The polite
ones talk about banning the ADL; the impolite ones
have cartoons that would have been applauded in
Hitler’s Germany.
o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾
# ⚓ NTFPPPP⠀⇛
This is a no time for phlog posts phlog post.
Usually I wouldn’t make such a post – I’m more a
fan of the SFNPFSLPP (the “sorry for not posting
for so long” phlog post).
But this week is just… bleh. I know there are high
energy people who can survive in a state of
constant time depletion and stress, but I am
emphatically not one. I value my soul.
# ⚓ Invert_your_axes⠀⇛
Two years ago a couple of friends (who don’t know
each other) both convinced me to get an iPad, since
I needed to join huge Jitsi meetings while sick in
bed, but there’s been a lot of drawbacks being on a
proprietary OS…
# ⚓ netchat⠀⇛
I’ve gotten some shell scripts with a not too
terrible interface for sending messages to a group
of users that can be discovered from them putting
route blobs into the DHT.
The scripts are pretty rough atm.
I named them netchat-[stuff] and they use some
hardcoded paths.
All the veilid-hacks stuff has expected itself to
run in ~/projects/veilid-hacks because I can’t be
fucked to do something like.. ~/.veilid-hacks or
~/.cache/veilid-hacks or… whatever.
# ⚓ Copyleft_and_growth⠀⇛
Olivier mentioned “Copyleft and degrowth” which is
something I’ve been talking about with some a
friend on email but seeing the post, it’s just “Use
copyleft to spread knowledge about degrowth” which
is a good idea so check out his post for more on
that…
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Bihost_Gemini_first⠀⇛
Trihosting usually refer to hosting the same
texts on https, gemini, and gopher, and
bihosting means being on two of the three, in
my case the two former ones.
I spend some effort making texts that look
like they belong natively both here on Gemini
and over on the web.
For example, links on the web are inline
while links on Gemini are their own lines.
# § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ I_no_longer_like_the_Rust_programming_language⠀⇛
The final straw that broke the camel’s back
was the binary blob in serde_derive
procedural macro crate. But this fact alone
would not suffice for me to change my
opinion. But nonetheless my love for rust
died by thousand paper cuts.
So after spending some time on learning the
Rust programming language I’ve some complains
about it.
I don’t like the over-reliance on GitHub: the
whole toolchain with RFCs are hosted there
and a GitHub account is required to publish
on crates.io. But Ok, they don’t have time
for self hosting and GitHub is still the most
popular software forge and maybe they want to
be more visible. So I can understand this
decision.
I’m not sure if I’m a fan of the whole
language complexity. I highly value
simplicity. But I’ve read some standard
library code and I was able to understand how
one randomly chosen non-trivial function
works, so its not so bad.
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